Burlington, MI
Burlington, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Burlington lands at the 8th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 221 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Burlington at the 9th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Burlington's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Burlington's 221 counted buildings, 51.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Burlington compares
Burlington's 26th-percentile standing inside Michigan outpaces its 8th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burlington ranks 28,876 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,081 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 552 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Burlington
Burlington's low wildfire rating (8th 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 Burlington
Burlington's 51.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Burlington's 8th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Burlington, see the exposure-zones guide.