South Windham, CT
South Windham, CT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
South Windham's 868 buildings earn a 32nd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, South Windham's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
South Windham's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in South Windham: 84.2% of its 868 buildings, versus 15.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How South Windham compares
Compare South Windham's two percentiles: 51st within Connecticut, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 19 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Windham ranks 21,547 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,001 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 108 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in South Windham
South Windham's moderate wildfire rating (32nd 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 Windham (84.2%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 868 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for South Windham. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond South Windham, see the exposure-zones guide.