Verona, NY
How exposed is Verona to wildfire?
Verona's 491 buildings earn a 7th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Verona at the 8th percentile, close to its 7th-percentile risk score.
Where Verona's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Verona: 79.2% of its 491 buildings, versus 20.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Verona against the rest of the country
Verona scores 7th nationally and 13th within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Verona ranks 29,319 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,518 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,123 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Verona
At the 7th national percentile, Verona 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 79.2% of Verona 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 Verona's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Verona's 29,319-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Verona's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.