Woodbury (Orange), NY
How exposed is Woodbury (Orange) to wildfire?
Woodbury (Orange)'s 4,224 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Woodbury (Orange) at the 54th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 66.8% of Woodbury (Orange)'s buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 33.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 2,820 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Woodbury (Orange) ranks
Woodbury (Orange)'s 98th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 56th 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, Woodbury (Orange) ranks 13,714 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,036 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 27 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Woodbury (Orange) and the insurance market
Woodbury (Orange)'s elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Woodbury (Orange)
With 66.8% of Woodbury (Orange) 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 Woodbury (Orange)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,224 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Woodbury (Orange). The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodbury (Orange)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.