Rosemont, MD
Rosemont, MD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Rosemont's 189 buildings earn a 17th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rosemont at the 17th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Rosemont's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 81.5% of Rosemont's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 2.7% Indirect share and far above its 15.9% Minimal share — a profile where 154 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Rosemont against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Rosemont's 17th national percentile and its 19th percentile inside Maryland, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rosemont ranks 26,129 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,281 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 429 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Rosemont's low rating (17th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Rosemont (81.5%), 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 189 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rosemont. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rosemont, see the exposure-zones guide.