Westernville, NY
Westernville, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Westernville lands at the 6th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 138 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Westernville at the 6th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Westernville's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Westernville's 138 counted buildings, 99.3% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Westernville ranks
Westernville's risk sits at a similar level relative to New York (9th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (6th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westernville ranks 29,667 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,373 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,172 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Westernville
Westernville's low rating (6th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Westernville's 99.3% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Westernville's figures come from
Westernville's 6th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westernville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.