Amboy, MN
How exposed is Amboy to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Amboy lands at the 15th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 373 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Amboy at the 12th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Amboy's buildings actually sit
89% of Amboy's 373 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 11% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Amboy ranks
Amboy scores 15th nationally and 19th within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Amboy ranks 26,889 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 741 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Amboy
Amboy's low wildfire rating (15th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 89% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Amboy gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Amboy's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 373 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Amboy. The exposure-zones guide covers what Amboy's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.