Randolph, VT
Randolph, VT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Randolph lands at the 17th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,078 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Randolph at the 17th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Randolph (55.5% of 1,078 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 44.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Randolph against the rest of the country
Randolph's 65th-percentile standing inside Vermont outpaces its 17th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Randolph ranks 26,332 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,414 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 63 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Randolph
At the 17th national percentile, Randolph rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Randolph
Randolph's 55.5% 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 1,078 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Randolph. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Randolph, see the exposure-zones guide.