Agar, SD
Agar, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Agar's 128 buildings earn a 45th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Agar at the 41st percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Agar's building exposure, zone by zone
47.7% of Agar's 128 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 32.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Agar against the rest of the country
Agar ranks lower within South Dakota (20th percentile statewide) than its 45th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Agar ranks 17,503 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,823 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 351 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Agar and the insurance market
Agar's elevated rating (45th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Agar
With 47.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Agar gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 128 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Agar. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Agar, see the exposure-zones guide.