Unity, ME
Unity wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Unity lands at the 8th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 288 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Unity at the 8th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 64.2% of Unity's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 35.4% Indirect share and far above its 0.4% Minimal share — a profile where 185 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Unity ranks
Within Maine, Unity ranks higher (27th percentile) than it does nationally (8th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Unity ranks 29,028 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,960 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 113 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Unity
Unity's low rating (8th 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
With 64.2% of Unity in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 288 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Unity. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Unity, see the exposure-zones guide.