Cabin John, MD
Cabin John, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cabin John lands at the 14th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 943 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cabin John at the 13th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Cabin John's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 70% of Cabin John's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 14.4% Indirect share and far above its 15.6% Minimal share — a profile where 660 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Cabin John against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Cabin John's 14th national percentile and its 13th percentile inside Maryland, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cabin John ranks 26,947 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,363 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 457 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Cabin John and the insurance market
At the 14th national percentile, Cabin John rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 70% of Cabin John 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 Cabin John's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cabin John's 26,947-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cabin John's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.