South Woodstock, VT
South Woodstock wildfire risk explained
South Woodstock sits at the 17th 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 153 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, South Woodstock's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
South Woodstock's building exposure, zone by zone
153 buildings are counted in South Woodstock, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where South Woodstock ranks
South Woodstock's 71st-percentile standing inside Vermont outpaces its 17th 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 Woodstock ranks 26,143 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,779 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 51 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
South Woodstock and the insurance market
At the 17th national percentile, South Woodstock rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of South Woodstock 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.
Where South Woodstock's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind South Woodstock's 26,143-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what South Woodstock's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.