Northville (Fulton), NY
How exposed is Northville (Fulton) to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Northville (Fulton) lands at the 17th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 731 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Northville (Fulton)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
Where Northville (Fulton)'s buildings actually sit
731 buildings are counted in Northville (Fulton), and 67% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 32.2% in Direct exposure or the 0.8% rated Minimal.
Where Northville (Fulton) ranks
Northville (Fulton)'s 40th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 17th 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, Northville (Fulton) ranks 26,040 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,323 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 772 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Northville (Fulton) and the insurance market
Northville (Fulton)'s low wildfire rating (17th 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.
Hardening a home in Northville (Fulton)
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Northville (Fulton) (67% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Northville (Fulton)'s figures come from
Northville (Fulton)'s 17th-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 Northville (Fulton)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.