Woodsboro, MD
Woodsboro wildfire risk explained
Woodsboro sits at the 11th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 499 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Woodsboro at the 10th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
69.1% of Woodsboro's 499 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 30.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Woodsboro against the rest of the country
Woodsboro's risk sits at a similar level relative to Maryland (6th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (11th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodsboro ranks 28,083 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,380 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maryland alone, it ranks 495 of 527 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maryland on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Woodsboro
At the 11th national percentile, Woodsboro rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Woodsboro
Woodsboro's 69.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 499 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Woodsboro. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Woodsboro, see the exposure-zones guide.