Clinton, MD
Clinton wildfire risk explained
Clinton's 15,229 buildings earn a 37th-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, Clinton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 41% of Clinton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 37.8% Indirect share and far above its 21.2% Minimal share — a profile where 6,247 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 15,229 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Clinton compares
Compare Clinton's two percentiles: 55th within Maryland, only 37th nationally — a gap of 19 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clinton ranks 20,009 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 972 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 236 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clinton
Clinton's moderate rating (37th 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 Clinton
With 41% of Clinton 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 Clinton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clinton's 20,009-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clinton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.