Wildfire risk in Maine
Maine: 16 counties covered
Across 16 Maine counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 7 — 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.
- Washington County, ME — 19th percentile, Low
- York County, ME — 14th percentile, Low
- Hancock County, ME — 12th percentile, Low
- Cumberland County, ME — 9th percentile, Low
- Aroostook County, ME — 8th percentile, Low
- Oxford County, ME — 6th percentile, Low
- Penobscot County, ME — 6th percentile, Low
- Androscoggin County, ME — 5th percentile, Low
- Knox County, ME — 5th percentile, Low
- Waldo County, ME — 5th percentile, Low
- Sagadahoc County, ME — 5th percentile, Low
- Lincoln County, ME — 5th percentile, Low
- Piscataquis County, ME — 5th percentile, Low
- Kennebec County, ME — 4th percentile, Low
- Somerset County, ME — 4th percentile, Low
- Franklin County, ME — 4th percentile, Low
The 10 highest-risk places in Maine on this site
Of the 155 Maine communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Machias, ME — 39th percentile, Moderate
- Jonesport, ME — 37th percentile, Moderate
- West Kennebunk, ME — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Milbridge, ME — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- North Berwick, ME — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Winter Harbor, ME — 29th percentile, Moderate
- Bar Harbor, ME — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Kennebunk, ME — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Cape Neddick, ME — 27th percentile, Moderate
- Lubec, ME — 26th percentile, Moderate