Beaverton, MI
Beaverton wildfire risk explained
Beaverton's 573 buildings earn a 21st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Beaverton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Beaverton's building exposure, zone by zone
573 buildings are counted in Beaverton, and 82% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 14% in Direct exposure or the 4% rated Minimal.
Beaverton against the rest of the country
Within Michigan, Beaverton ranks higher (69th percentile) than it does nationally (21st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Beaverton ranks 24,965 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,195 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 234 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Beaverton's moderate wildfire rating (21st 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.
Hardening a home in Beaverton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Beaverton (82% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 573 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Beaverton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Beaverton, see the exposure-zones guide.