Leisure World, MD
Leisure World wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Leisure World at the 10th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 744 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Leisure World's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 10th percentile nationally.
Leisure World's building exposure, zone by zone
55.5% of Leisure World's 744 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 4.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Leisure World ranks
Leisure World scores 10th nationally and 5th within Maryland — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leisure World ranks 28,276 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,184 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 501 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Leisure World
Leisure World's low wildfire rating (10th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 55.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Leisure World gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Leisure World's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 744 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leisure World. The exposure-zones guide covers what Leisure World's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.