Pierrepont Manor, NY
Pierrepont Manor wildfire risk explained
Pierrepont Manor's 186 buildings earn a 8th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pierrepont Manor's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
Pierrepont Manor's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Pierrepont Manor: 91.9% of its 186 buildings, versus 8.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Pierrepont Manor against the rest of the country
Pierrepont Manor scores 8th nationally and 15th within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pierrepont Manor ranks 29,164 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,398 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,100 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Pierrepont Manor and the insurance market
At the 8th national percentile, Pierrepont Manor rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pierrepont Manor (91.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pierrepont Manor's 29,164-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pierrepont Manor, see the exposure-zones guide.