Cheverly, MD
How exposed is Cheverly to wildfire?
Cheverly's 1,992 buildings earn a 22nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cheverly's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Cheverly's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 81.6% of Cheverly's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 18.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Cheverly against the rest of the country
Cheverly's risk sits at a similar level relative to Maryland (31st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cheverly ranks 24,485 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,502 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 364 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cheverly
Cheverly's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Cheverly
Even with 81.6% of Cheverly 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.
Where Cheverly's figures come from
Cheverly's 22nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cheverly's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.