Shorehaven, NY
Shorehaven wildfire risk explained
Shorehaven's 408 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Shorehaven at the 46th percentile, close to its 47th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Shorehaven's 408 counted buildings, 88.5% carry Direct exposure and only 6.1% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Shorehaven ranks
Within New York, Shorehaven ranks higher (92nd percentile) than it does nationally (47th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shorehaven ranks 16,582 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,069 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 109 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shorehaven and the insurance market
At the 47th national percentile, Shorehaven rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Shorehaven (88.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Shorehaven's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Shorehaven's 16,582-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shorehaven's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.