New Berlin, NY
New Berlin, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, New Berlin lands at the 12th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 538 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks New Berlin at the 12th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
50.9% of New Berlin's 538 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 274 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 49.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where New Berlin ranks
Compare New Berlin's two percentiles: 29th within New York, only 12th nationally — a gap of 17 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Berlin ranks 27,806 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,754 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 919 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
New Berlin and the insurance market
New Berlin's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in New Berlin
New Berlin's 50.9% 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 New Berlin's figures come from
New Berlin's 12th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Berlin's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.