Princeton, KY
How exposed is Princeton to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Princeton at the 29th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 4,015 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Princeton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
Where Princeton's buildings actually sit
Of Princeton's 4,015 counted buildings, 55% carry Direct exposure and only 2% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Princeton ranks
Compare Princeton's two percentiles: 55th within Kentucky, only 29th nationally — a gap of 26 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Princeton ranks 22,401 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,236 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 249 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Princeton
Princeton's moderate rating (29th 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 Princeton
Princeton's 55% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,015 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Princeton. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Princeton, see the exposure-zones guide.