Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT County, CT
Wildfire Risk Assessment & Home Hardening ROI Analysis
Wildfire Risk Overview
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT County in Connecticut has a wildfire risk percentile of 38 out of 100, placing it in the low risk category nationally. This means Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT County has higher wildfire risk than 38% of all U.S. counties. Homeowners in this county face elevated exposure to wildfire loss events and should evaluate their current insurance coverage and physical home hardening posture carefully.
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Explore wildfire risk and hardening costs for other WUI counties in Connecticut, sorted by risk level:
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Very High (100th)
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
High (88th)
Capitol Planning Region, CT
High (75th)
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT
Moderate (63th)
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Moderate (50th)
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
Low (25th)
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Very Low (13th)
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
Very Low (0th)
Data Sources & Methodology
Risk scores are derived from the USFS Wildfire Risk to Communities (WRC) national dataset. Fire hazard severity zones are from CalFire FRAP. Insurance discount estimates follow the California Department of Insurance Safer from Wildfires framework. Hardening cost estimates are based on IBHS guidelines adjusted by RSMeans regional cost factors. Financial projections use a 4.25% discount rate (10-year Treasury) and 7.00% insurance inflation rate (BLS CPI for homeowners insurance). All calculations are deterministic with no AI-generated content. Data current as of March 2026.