Route 7 Gateway, CT
Route 7 Gateway, CT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Route 7 Gateway lands at the 39th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 433 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Route 7 Gateway at the 38th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
73% of Route 7 Gateway's 433 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 316 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 27% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Route 7 Gateway against the rest of the country
Route 7 Gateway's 76th-percentile standing inside Connecticut outpaces its 39th 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, Route 7 Gateway ranks 19,152 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,576 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 52 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 39th national percentile, Route 7 Gateway rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 73% of Route 7 Gateway 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 Route 7 Gateway's figures come from
Route 7 Gateway's 39th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Route 7 Gateway's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.