Walton, NY
How exposed is Walton to wildfire?
Walton sits at the 12th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,480 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Walton at the 12th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Walton's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Walton (68.7% of 1,480 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 31.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Walton against the rest of the country
Within New York, Walton ranks higher (30th percentile) than it does nationally (12th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Walton ranks 27,614 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,250 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 901 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Walton
At the 12th national percentile, Walton rates low 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
Because 68.7% of Walton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Walton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,480 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Walton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Walton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.