Redding Center, CT
Redding Center, CT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Redding Center lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 379 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Redding Center's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Redding Center's buildings actually sit
379 buildings are counted in Redding Center, and 96.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Redding Center compares
Redding Center's 96th-percentile standing inside Connecticut outpaces its 45th 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, Redding Center ranks 17,419 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,666 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 10 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 45th national percentile, Redding Center rates elevated 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 Redding Center
Because Direct exposure dominates in Redding Center (96.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Redding Center's 17,419-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Redding Center, see the exposure-zones guide.