Auburn, ND
How exposed is Auburn to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Auburn at the 2nd national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 51 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Auburn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 2nd percentile nationally.
Where Auburn's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 51% of Auburn's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 49% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Auburn compares
Auburn's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (0th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (2nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Auburn ranks 30,832 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,908 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 402 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Auburn's low rating (2nd 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 Auburn
With 51% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Auburn gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Auburn's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Auburn's 30,832-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Auburn's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.