South Barre, VT
How exposed is South Barre to wildfire?
South Barre's 667 buildings earn a 14th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts South Barre at the 14th percentile, close to its 14th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 57.1% of South Barre's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 42.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 381 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How South Barre compares
South Barre scores 14th nationally and 25th within Vermont — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Barre ranks 27,247 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,992 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 134 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in South Barre
South Barre's low rating (14th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in South Barre
With 57.1% of South Barre 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 667 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for South Barre. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Barre, see the exposure-zones guide.