Millville, DE
Millville, DE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Millville lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,157 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 Millville at the 30th percentile, close to its 31st-percentile risk score.
Where Millville's buildings actually sit
Most of Millville's buildings (83.4% of 1,157) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Millville compares
Millville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Delaware (18th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (31st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millville ranks 21,799 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,904 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 65 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 31st national percentile, Millville 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 Millville
Millville's 83.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Millville's figures come from
Millville's 31st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Millville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.