West Concord, MA
How exposed is West Concord to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, West Concord lands at the 35th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,951 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Concord at the 30th national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where West Concord's buildings actually sit
Most of West Concord's buildings (78.6% of 1,951) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
West Concord against the rest of the country
Within Massachusetts, West Concord ranks higher (92nd percentile) than it does nationally (35th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Concord ranks 20,487 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,613 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 22 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
West Concord's moderate wildfire rating (35th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in West Concord
With 78.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, West Concord gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where West Concord's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,951 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for West Concord. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Concord's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.