Poultney, VT
Poultney wildfire risk explained
Poultney's 634 buildings earn a 21st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Poultney at the 21st percentile, close to its 21st-percentile risk score.
Poultney's building exposure, zone by zone
86.3% of Poultney's 634 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 13.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Poultney ranks
Compare Poultney's two percentiles: 93rd within Vermont, only 21st nationally — a gap of 72 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poultney ranks 24,911 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,426 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 14 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Poultney
Poultney's moderate wildfire rating (21st 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Poultney's 86.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 634 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Poultney. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Poultney, see the exposure-zones guide.