Stamford, VT
How exposed is Stamford to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Stamford at the 18th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 348 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Stamford at the 19th percentile, close to its 18th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Stamford: 99.1% of its 348 buildings, versus 0.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Stamford ranks
Stamford's 83rd-percentile standing inside Vermont outpaces its 18th 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, Stamford ranks 25,794 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,381 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 31 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Stamford
At the 18th national percentile, Stamford rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Stamford
Because Direct exposure dominates in Stamford (99.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Stamford's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Stamford's 25,794-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Stamford's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.