Phoenix, NY
Phoenix wildfire risk explained
Phoenix sits at the 12th 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 881 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Phoenix's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Phoenix's buildings actually sit
60.8% of Phoenix's 881 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 38.8% Direct and 0.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Phoenix against the rest of the country
Compare Phoenix's two percentiles: 30th within New York, only 12th nationally — a gap of 18 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Phoenix ranks 27,649 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,900 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 904 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Phoenix
Phoenix's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Phoenix
Because 60.8% of Phoenix'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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 881 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Phoenix. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Phoenix, see the exposure-zones guide.