Wilder, VT
Wilder wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wilder lands at the 14th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,241 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wilder's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 14th percentile nationally.
Where Wilder's buildings actually sit
73.7% of Wilder's 1,241 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 26.3% Direct and 0.1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Wilder ranks
Wilder scores 14th nationally and 29th within Vermont — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wilder ranks 27,183 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,404 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 128 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wilder
Wilder's low wildfire rating (14th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Wilder
Wilder's 73.7% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,241 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wilder. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Wilder, see the exposure-zones guide.