Milton (Ulster), NY
Milton (Ulster), NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Milton (Ulster) sits at the 37th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 970 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Milton (Ulster)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 37th percentile nationally.
Milton (Ulster)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Milton (Ulster): 72.1% of its 970 buildings, versus 22.8% Indirect and 5.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Milton (Ulster) compares
Compare Milton (Ulster)'s two percentiles: 80th within New York, only 37th nationally — a gap of 43 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Milton (Ulster) ranks 19,796 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,153 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 256 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Milton (Ulster) and the insurance market
At the 37th national percentile, Milton (Ulster) rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Milton (Ulster) (72.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Milton (Ulster)'s 19,796-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Milton (Ulster), see the exposure-zones guide.