Millsboro, PA
Millsboro wildfire risk explained
Millsboro's 458 buildings earn a 35th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Millsboro at the 36th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Millsboro's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Millsboro (76.4% of 458 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 23.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Millsboro ranks
There's little gap between Millsboro's 35th national percentile and its 49th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millsboro ranks 20,587 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,112 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,016 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Millsboro
Millsboro's moderate wildfire rating (35th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Millsboro (76.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Millsboro's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 458 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Millsboro. The exposure-zones guide covers what Millsboro's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.