Dagsboro, DE
Dagsboro, DE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Dagsboro at the 43rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 481 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dagsboro at the 42nd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
47.2% of Dagsboro's 481 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 227 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 33.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 19.8% are Minimal.
Dagsboro against the rest of the country
Within Delaware, Dagsboro ranks higher (63rd percentile) than it does nationally (43rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dagsboro ranks 17,859 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,683 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 29 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 43rd national percentile, Dagsboro rates elevated 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 47.2% of Dagsboro 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 481 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dagsboro. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dagsboro, see the exposure-zones guide.