Felton, DE
Felton wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Felton lands at the 35th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 653 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Felton at the 34th 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
74% of Felton's 653 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 23.4% Direct and 2.6% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Felton compares
There's little gap between Felton's 35th national percentile and its 30th percentile inside Delaware, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Felton ranks 20,632 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,161 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 56 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Felton
Felton's moderate rating (35th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Felton (74% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Felton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 653 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Felton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Felton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.