Boynton Beach, FL
Boynton Beach wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Boynton Beach lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 19,733 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Boynton Beach's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Where Boynton Beach's buildings actually sit
Most of Boynton Beach's buildings (97.7% of 19,733) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure. At 19,733 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Boynton Beach ranks
Boynton Beach ranks lower within Florida (9th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boynton Beach ranks 14,018 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 721 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 873 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Boynton Beach and the insurance market
Boynton Beach's elevated wildfire rating (56th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Boynton Beach
Even with 97.7% of Boynton Beach outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 19,733 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Boynton Beach. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Boynton Beach, see the exposure-zones guide.