Riverview, DE
Riverview, DE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Riverview at the 32nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,124 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Riverview at the 32nd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Riverview's building exposure, zone by zone
1,124 buildings are counted in Riverview, and 85.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 14.8% rated Minimal.
How Riverview compares
Riverview scores 32nd nationally and 23rd within Delaware — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverview ranks 21,297 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,121 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 61 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Riverview
At the 32nd national percentile, Riverview rates moderate 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Riverview (85.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,124 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Riverview. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Riverview, see the exposure-zones guide.