South Fallsburg, NY
South Fallsburg, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
South Fallsburg's 1,478 buildings earn a 35th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks South Fallsburg at the 35th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where South Fallsburg's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in South Fallsburg: 64.8% of its 1,478 buildings, versus 35.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How South Fallsburg compares
Compare South Fallsburg's two percentiles: 76th within New York, only 35th nationally — a gap of 41 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Fallsburg ranks 20,464 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,264 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 314 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in South Fallsburg
South Fallsburg's moderate rating (35th 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 Fallsburg
With 64.8% of South Fallsburg 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 1,478 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for South Fallsburg. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Fallsburg, see the exposure-zones guide.