Wildfire risk in Massachusetts
Massachusetts: 14 counties covered
Across 14 Massachusetts counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 17 — but that average hides real spread between counties, which is why each community in this dataset gets its own page rather than one statewide number.
- Middlesex County, MA — 25th percentile, Moderate
- Essex County, MA — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Worcester County, MA — 19th percentile, Low
- Norfolk County, MA — 18th percentile, Low
- Dukes County, MA — 18th percentile, Low
- Hampden County, MA — 17th percentile, Low
- Barnstable County, MA — 17th percentile, Low
- Nantucket County, MA — 17th percentile, Low
- Hampshire County, MA — 15th percentile, Low
- Plymouth County, MA — 15th percentile, Low
- Franklin County, MA — 14th percentile, Low
- Berkshire County, MA — 14th percentile, Low
- Suffolk County, MA — 14th percentile, Low
- Bristol County, MA — 11th percentile, Low
The 10 highest-risk places in Massachusetts on this site
Of the 248 Massachusetts communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Townsend, MA — 50th percentile, Elevated
- East Pepperell, MA — 47th percentile, Elevated
- Groton, MA — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Pepperell, MA — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Rockport, MA — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Maynard, MA — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Devens, MA — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Boxford, MA — 42nd percentile, Elevated
- Dover, MA — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Shirley, MA — 41st percentile, Elevated