Manhasset, NY
How exposed is Manhasset to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Manhasset lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,809 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Manhasset at the 33rd percentile, close to its 31st-percentile risk score.
Where Manhasset's buildings actually sit
Manhasset rates 81.1% Minimal exposure against just 18.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 2,809 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Manhasset ranks
Manhasset's 67th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 31st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Manhasset ranks 21,623 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,746 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 422 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Manhasset and the insurance market
At the 31st national percentile, Manhasset rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 81.1% of Manhasset outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Manhasset's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,809 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Manhasset. The exposure-zones guide covers what Manhasset's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.