Thomaston, CT
Thomaston wildfire risk explained
Thomaston sits at the 43rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 891 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Thomaston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Thomaston's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Thomaston (70.2% of 891 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Thomaston ranks
Compare Thomaston's two percentiles: 91st within Connecticut, only 43rd nationally — a gap of 48 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Thomaston ranks 17,923 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,799 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 20 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Thomaston
At the 43rd national percentile, Thomaston rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Thomaston's 70.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Thomaston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Thomaston's 17,923-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Thomaston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.