Worcester, VT
How exposed is Worcester to wildfire?
Worcester's 54 buildings earn a 14th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Worcester at the 15th national percentile — 1 points above 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 100% of Worcester's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 54 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Worcester ranks
Compare Worcester's two percentiles: 33rd within Vermont, only 14th nationally — a gap of 19 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Worcester ranks 27,087 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,838 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 124 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Worcester
Worcester's low rating (14th 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 Worcester
With 100% of Worcester 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 54 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Worcester. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Worcester, see the exposure-zones guide.