Wilton, NH
Wilton wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wilton lands at the 29th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 515 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wilton at the 26th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Wilton's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Wilton (63.1% of 515 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 36.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Wilton ranks
Compare Wilton's two percentiles: 91st within New Hampshire, only 29th nationally — a gap of 62 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wilton ranks 22,409 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,103 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 10 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wilton
Wilton's moderate rating (29th 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
Because 63.1% of Wilton'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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 515 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wilton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Wilton, see the exposure-zones guide.