Wingdale, NY
How exposed is Wingdale to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wingdale at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 511 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Wingdale at the 42nd percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Where Wingdale's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Wingdale: 52.8% of its 511 buildings, versus 47.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Wingdale against the rest of the country
Wingdale's 88th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 42nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wingdale ranks 18,226 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,162 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 163 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wingdale
Wingdale's elevated rating (42nd 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 Direct exposure dominates in Wingdale (52.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 511 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wingdale. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wingdale, see the exposure-zones guide.