Newport, ME
Newport, ME's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Newport's 1,153 buildings earn a 7th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Newport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where Newport's buildings actually sit
54.7% of Newport's 1,153 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 42.8% Direct and 2.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Newport against the rest of the country
Newport's risk sits at a similar level relative to Maine (19th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (7th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newport ranks 29,221 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,932 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 129 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Newport
Newport's low rating (7th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 54.7% of Newport'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 Newport's figures come from
Newport's 7th-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 Newport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.