West Woodstock, VT
West Woodstock wildfire risk explained
West Woodstock sits at the 16th 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 256 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Woodstock's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in West Woodstock: 82.4% of its 256 buildings, versus 17.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
West Woodstock against the rest of the country
West Woodstock's 55th-percentile standing inside Vermont outpaces its 16th 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, West Woodstock ranks 26,491 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,962 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 82 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
West Woodstock's low rating (16th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 82.4% of West Woodstock 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.
More on how this number was built
West Woodstock's 16th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond West Woodstock, see the exposure-zones guide.