Willimantic, CT
How exposed is Willimantic to wildfire?
USFS scores Willimantic at the 28th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 4,632 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Willimantic at the 26th percentile, close to its 28th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
81.8% of Willimantic's 4,632 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 15.9% Direct and 2.4% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Willimantic against the rest of the country
Willimantic scores 28th nationally and 37th within Connecticut — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Willimantic ranks 22,650 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,670 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 136 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Willimantic
At the 28th national percentile, Willimantic rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Willimantic's 81.8% 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.
Where Willimantic's figures come from
Willimantic's 28th-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 Willimantic's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.