Tuckahoe (Westchester), NY
Tuckahoe (Westchester) wildfire risk explained
Tuckahoe (Westchester) sits at the 28th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,183 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Tuckahoe (Westchester) at the 31st national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Tuckahoe (Westchester)'s buildings actually sit
Most of Tuckahoe (Westchester)'s buildings (93.3% of 1,183) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Tuckahoe (Westchester) against the rest of the country
Tuckahoe (Westchester)'s 60th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 28th 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, Tuckahoe (Westchester) ranks 22,573 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,747 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 525 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Tuckahoe (Westchester) and the insurance market
At the 28th national percentile, Tuckahoe (Westchester) rates moderate 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
Even with 93.3% of Tuckahoe (Westchester) outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Tuckahoe (Westchester)'s figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Tuckahoe (Westchester)'s 22,573-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tuckahoe (Westchester)'s dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.