Plainedge, NY
Plainedge, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Plainedge sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,094 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Plainedge's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Where Plainedge's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 99.4% of Plainedge's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 0.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Plainedge compares
Compare Plainedge's two percentiles: 60th within New York, only 29th nationally — a gap of 32 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Plainedge ranks 22,477 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,297 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 516 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 29th national percentile, Plainedge rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 99.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Plainedge gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Plainedge's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,094 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Plainedge. The exposure-zones guide covers what Plainedge's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.