North Westport, MA
How exposed is North Westport to wildfire?
North Westport sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,450 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks North Westport at the 12th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where North Westport's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in North Westport: 54.5% of its 2,450 buildings, versus 7.3% Indirect and 38.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
North Westport against the rest of the country
There's little gap between North Westport's 14th national percentile and its 3rd 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 Westport ranks 27,135 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,394 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 240 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 Westport's low rating (14th 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 54.5% of North Westport 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,450 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Westport. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond North Westport, see the exposure-zones guide.