Denton, MD
Denton, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Denton at the 45th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,933 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Denton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where Denton's buildings actually sit
1,933 buildings are counted in Denton, and 55.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 36.5% in Direct exposure or the 7.9% rated Minimal.
Denton against the rest of the country
Within Maryland, Denton ranks higher (64th percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Denton ranks 17,303 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,669 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 189 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Denton and the insurance market
At the 45th national percentile, Denton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Denton
Denton's 55.6% 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.
More on how this number was built
Denton's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Denton, see the exposure-zones guide.