Boonsboro, MD
Boonsboro, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Boonsboro at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,438 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Boonsboro at the 56th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Boonsboro's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Boonsboro (77.2% of 1,438 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Boonsboro ranks
Within Maryland, Boonsboro ranks higher (81st percentile) than it does nationally (57th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boonsboro ranks 13,394 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,439 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 99 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Boonsboro
At the 57th national percentile, Boonsboro rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Boonsboro
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Boonsboro (77.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Boonsboro's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Boonsboro's 13,394-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Boonsboro's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.