Romulus, NY
Romulus wildfire risk explained
Romulus sits at the 7th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 234 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Romulus's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
56% of Romulus's 234 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 131 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 44% are Minimal.
How Romulus compares
There's little gap between Romulus's 7th national percentile and its 13th percentile inside New York, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Romulus ranks 29,317 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,675 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,121 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Romulus's low wildfire rating (7th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 56% of Romulus in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Romulus's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Romulus's 29,317-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Romulus's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.