New Hope, KY
New Hope, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, New Hope lands at the 26th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 139 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks New Hope at the 28th national percentile — 2 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
96.4% of New Hope's 139 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 134 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 3.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
New Hope against the rest of the country
Compare New Hope's two percentiles: 50th within Kentucky, only 26th nationally — a gap of 23 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Hope ranks 23,226 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,326 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 280 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Hope
New Hope's moderate rating (26th 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
With 96.4% of New Hope in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where New Hope's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Hope's 23,226-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Hope's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.