South Edmeston, NY
How exposed is South Edmeston to wildfire?
South Edmeston sits at the 19th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 93 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (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 Edmeston at the 20th percentile, close to its 19th-percentile risk score.
South Edmeston's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of South Edmeston's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 93 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
South Edmeston against the rest of the country
Within New York, South Edmeston ranks higher (43rd percentile) than it does nationally (19th) — 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 Edmeston ranks 25,695 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,368 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 743 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 Edmeston's low wildfire rating (19th 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 Direct exposure dominates in South Edmeston (100%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind South Edmeston's 25,695-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Edmeston, see the exposure-zones guide.