Sloatsburg, NY
Sloatsburg, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sloatsburg sits at the 50th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,196 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sloatsburg at the 48th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Sloatsburg's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Sloatsburg's 1,196 counted buildings, 63.1% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Sloatsburg against the rest of the country
Within New York, Sloatsburg ranks higher (94th percentile) than it does nationally (50th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sloatsburg ranks 15,825 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,670 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 77 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sloatsburg
Sloatsburg's elevated wildfire rating (50th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sloatsburg (63.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sloatsburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sloatsburg's 15,825-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sloatsburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.