Scottsville, NY
How exposed is Scottsville to wildfire?
Scottsville's 891 buildings earn a 4th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Scottsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 4th percentile nationally.
Scottsville's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 56.7% of Scottsville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 43.3% Minimal share — a profile where 505 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Scottsville compares
Scottsville scores 4th nationally and 4th within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Scottsville ranks 30,169 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,804 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,241 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Scottsville
Scottsville's low rating (4th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 56.7% of Scottsville 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 Scottsville's figures come from
Scottsville's 4th-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 Scottsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.