Westhampton, NY
Westhampton, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Westhampton sits at the 68th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,638 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Westhampton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
2,638 buildings are counted in Westhampton, and 50.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 33.7% in Direct exposure or the 15.5% rated Minimal.
Where Westhampton ranks
Compare Westhampton's two percentiles: 100th within New York, only 68th nationally — a gap of 32 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westhampton ranks 10,221 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,035 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 3 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Westhampton
Westhampton's high rating (68th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 50.9% of Westhampton'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 Westhampton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Westhampton's 10,221-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westhampton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.