South Corning, NY
South Corning wildfire risk explained
South Corning sits at the 26th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 619 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, South Corning's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
Where South Corning's buildings actually sit
619 buildings are counted in South Corning, and 54.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 45.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
South Corning against the rest of the country
South Corning's 54th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 26th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Corning ranks 23,363 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,574 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 591 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
South Corning's moderate wildfire rating (26th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 54.8% of South Corning's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 619 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for South Corning. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond South Corning, see the exposure-zones guide.