Willsboro Point, NY
How exposed is Willsboro Point to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Willsboro Point at the 16th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 652 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Willsboro Point's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
Willsboro Point's building exposure, zone by zone
79.6% of Willsboro Point's 652 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 519 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 14% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 6.4% are Minimal.
How Willsboro Point compares
Compare Willsboro Point's two percentiles: 38th within New York, only 16th nationally — a gap of 22 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Willsboro Point ranks 26,350 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,180 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 798 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Willsboro Point
At the 16th national percentile, Willsboro Point rates low 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
With 79.6% of Willsboro Point 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.
Where Willsboro Point's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Willsboro Point's 26,350-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Willsboro Point's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.