Mayfield, NY
Mayfield, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mayfield's 491 buildings earn a 15th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mayfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
59.9% of Mayfield's 491 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 294 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 40.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Mayfield compares
Mayfield's 36th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 15th 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, Mayfield ranks 26,670 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,517 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 821 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mayfield
Mayfield's low rating (15th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mayfield (59.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mayfield's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mayfield's 26,670-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mayfield's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.