North Clarendon, VT
North Clarendon, VT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Clarendon lands at the 14th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 364 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Clarendon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 15th percentile nationally.
Where North Clarendon's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in North Clarendon (55.8% of 364 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 44.2% sit in the Direct zone.
North Clarendon against the rest of the country
Within Vermont, North Clarendon ranks higher (35th percentile) than it does nationally (14th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Clarendon ranks 27,024 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,993 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 117 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Clarendon
North Clarendon's low wildfire rating (14th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 55.8% of North Clarendon's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where North Clarendon's figures come from
North Clarendon's 14th-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 North Clarendon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.