Lisbon, MD
Lisbon, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lisbon lands at the 17th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 262 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lisbon at the 16th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
Where Lisbon's buildings actually sit
262 buildings are counted in Lisbon, and 69.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Lisbon ranks
There's little gap between Lisbon's 17th national percentile and its 20th percentile inside Maryland, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lisbon ranks 26,032 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,770 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 422 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 17th national percentile, Lisbon rates low 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 Lisbon
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lisbon (69.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 262 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lisbon. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lisbon, see the exposure-zones guide.