Clayton, DE
Clayton, DE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Clayton's 1,295 buildings earn a 33rd-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, Clayton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Clayton's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Clayton (53% of 1,295 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 30.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Clayton ranks
Clayton scores 33rd nationally and 24th within Delaware — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clayton ranks 21,232 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,097 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 60 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clayton
Clayton's moderate rating (33rd 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 Clayton
Clayton's 53% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Clayton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,295 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clayton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clayton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.