York, AZ
York wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts York at the 79th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 509 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 York at the 76th percentile, close to its 79th-percentile risk score.
Where York's buildings actually sit
Most of York's buildings (62.1%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where York ranks
York ranks lower within Arizona (43rd percentile statewide) than its 79th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, York ranks 6,544 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,181 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 254 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
York and the insurance market
York's high rating (79th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in York
Because 62.1% of York'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.
Where York's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind York's 6,544-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what York's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.