Leitersburg, MD
How exposed is Leitersburg to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Leitersburg at the 26th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 375 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Leitersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Where Leitersburg's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Leitersburg: 63.2% of its 375 buildings, versus 36.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Leitersburg ranks
Leitersburg's risk sits at a similar level relative to Maryland (37th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (26th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leitersburg ranks 23,419 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,760 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 334 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 26th national percentile, Leitersburg rates moderate 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 Leitersburg
With 63.2% of Leitersburg 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
Leitersburg's 26th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Leitersburg, see the exposure-zones guide.