Maynard, MA
Maynard, MA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Maynard at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 3,874 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Maynard at the 37th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
Where Maynard's buildings actually sit
3,874 buildings are counted in Maynard, and 73.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 9.2% in Direct exposure or the 17.6% rated Minimal.
How Maynard compares
Maynard's 98th-percentile standing inside Massachusetts outpaces its 44th 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, Maynard ranks 17,682 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,361 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 6 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
Maynard and the insurance market
Maynard's elevated rating (44th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Maynard
Because 73.2% of Maynard's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Maynard's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,874 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Maynard. The exposure-zones guide covers what Maynard's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.