North Granville, NY
North Granville wildfire risk explained
USFS scores North Granville at the 23rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 329 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts North Granville at the 23rd percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
Where North Granville's buildings actually sit
Of North Granville's 329 counted buildings, 94.5% 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 North Granville ranks
North Granville's 49th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 23rd 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, North Granville ranks 24,306 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,857 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 658 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Granville
North Granville's moderate rating (23rd 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in North Granville (94.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where North Granville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 329 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Granville. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Granville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.