North Seekonk, MA
North Seekonk, MA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Seekonk at the 13th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,283 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Seekonk's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where North Seekonk's buildings actually sit
86.1% of North Seekonk's 1,283 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 14% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How North Seekonk compares
There's little gap between North Seekonk's 13th national percentile and its 2nd percentile inside Massachusetts, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Seekonk ranks 27,511 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,177 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 243 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
North Seekonk's low wildfire rating (13th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in North Seekonk (86.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
North Seekonk's 13th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond North Seekonk, see the exposure-zones guide.