Walden, NY
Walden wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Walden lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,230 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Walden's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Where Walden's buildings actually sit
2,230 buildings are counted in Walden, and 69.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 30.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Walden ranks
Compare Walden's two percentiles: 91st within New York, only 46th nationally — a gap of 45 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Walden ranks 17,056 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,860 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 124 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Walden
At the 46th national percentile, Walden rates elevated 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 Walden
Walden's 69.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
Walden's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Walden, see the exposure-zones guide.