Mongaup Valley, NY
Mongaup Valley, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mongaup Valley lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 296 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mongaup Valley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Where Mongaup Valley's buildings actually sit
Of Mongaup Valley's 296 counted buildings, 88.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Mongaup Valley ranks
Mongaup Valley's 88th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 43rd 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, Mongaup Valley ranks 18,120 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,736 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 158 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mongaup Valley
Mongaup Valley's elevated wildfire rating (43rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Mongaup Valley's 88.9% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Mongaup Valley's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mongaup Valley's 18,120-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mongaup Valley's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.