South Blooming Grove, NY
South Blooming Grove wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, South Blooming Grove lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,113 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 South Blooming Grove at the 49th percentile, close to its 49th-percentile risk score.
Where South Blooming Grove's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 78.2% of South Blooming Grove's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 21.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 870 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where South Blooming Grove ranks
Within New York, South Blooming Grove ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (49th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Blooming Grove ranks 16,110 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,197 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 93 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
South Blooming Grove and the insurance market
South Blooming Grove's elevated rating (49th 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 Blooming Grove
Because Direct exposure dominates in South Blooming Grove (78.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
South Blooming Grove's 49th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Blooming Grove, see the exposure-zones guide.