Preston-Potter Hollow, NY
How exposed is Preston-Potter Hollow to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Preston-Potter Hollow lands at the 25th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 448 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Preston-Potter Hollow at the 25th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Preston-Potter Hollow's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Preston-Potter Hollow's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 448 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Preston-Potter Hollow ranks
Within New York, Preston-Potter Hollow ranks higher (53rd percentile) than it does nationally (25th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Preston-Potter Hollow ranks 23,612 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,315 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 609 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Preston-Potter Hollow
Preston-Potter Hollow's moderate rating (25th 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 Preston-Potter Hollow
Preston-Potter Hollow's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Preston-Potter Hollow's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Preston-Potter Hollow's 23,612-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Preston-Potter Hollow's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.