Bryantown, MD
Bryantown wildfire risk explained
Bryantown sits at the 44th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 451 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bryantown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Bryantown's building exposure, zone by zone
451 buildings are counted in Bryantown, and 95.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Bryantown ranks
Compare Bryantown's two percentiles: 63rd within Maryland, only 44th nationally — a gap of 19 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bryantown ranks 17,736 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,258 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 197 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Bryantown and the insurance market
Bryantown's elevated rating (44th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 95.3% of Bryantown 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.
Where Bryantown's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bryantown's 17,736-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bryantown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.