Claymont, DE
Claymont, DE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Claymont lands at the 24th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,502 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Claymont's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 24th percentile nationally.
Claymont's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Claymont's buildings (91.6% of 2,502) 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.
How Claymont compares
Claymont's risk sits at a similar level relative to Delaware (9th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (24th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Claymont ranks 23,977 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,293 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 72 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Claymont
Claymont's moderate rating (24th 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 Claymont
Claymont's 91.6% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Claymont's figures come from
Claymont's 24th-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 Claymont's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.