Searsport, ME
Searsport wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Searsport lands at the 10th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 854 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Searsport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 10th percentile nationally.
Where Searsport's buildings actually sit
Of Searsport's 854 counted buildings, 49.5% carry Direct exposure and only 1.2% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Searsport compares
Compare Searsport's two percentiles: 52nd within Maine, only 10th nationally — a gap of 42 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Searsport ranks 28,340 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,135 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 76 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Searsport
Searsport's low rating (10th 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
Searsport's 49.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Searsport's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Searsport's 28,340-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Searsport's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.