Marydel, MD
How exposed is Marydel to wildfire?
Marydel sits at the 48th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 82 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Marydel at the 49th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Marydel's building exposure, zone by zone
82 buildings are counted in Marydel, and 59.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 40.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Marydel compares
Marydel's 67th-percentile standing inside Maryland outpaces its 48th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Marydel ranks 16,353 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,802 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 173 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Marydel
At the 48th national percentile, Marydel rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Marydel (59.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Marydel's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Marydel's 16,353-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Marydel's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.