Chandler, MN
Chandler wildfire risk explained
Chandler's 194 buildings earn a 45th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Chandler at the 39th national percentile — 6 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Chandler's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 75.3% of Chandler's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 24.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Chandler against the rest of the country
Within Minnesota, Chandler ranks higher (66th percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chandler ranks 17,204 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,080 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 314 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 45th national percentile, Chandler rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Chandler
With 75.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Chandler gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Chandler's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Chandler's 17,204-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Chandler's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.