Leipsic, DE
Leipsic wildfire risk explained
Leipsic's 151 buildings earn a 46th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Leipsic at the 40th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Where Leipsic's buildings actually sit
151 buildings are counted in Leipsic, and 69.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 30.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Leipsic ranks
Compare Leipsic's two percentiles: 73rd within Delaware, only 46th nationally — a gap of 27 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leipsic ranks 16,918 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,838 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 22 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Leipsic
Leipsic's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Leipsic's 69.5% 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 Leipsic's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 151 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leipsic. The exposure-zones guide covers what Leipsic's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.