Ardoch, ND
Ardoch, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ardoch's 68 buildings earn a 43rd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ardoch's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 64.7% of Ardoch's 68 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 35.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Ardoch compares
Ardoch scores 43rd nationally and 32nd within North Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ardoch ranks 18,066 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,362 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 275 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ardoch
Ardoch's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Ardoch's 64.7% 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.
Where Ardoch's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ardoch's 18,066-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ardoch's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.