Colfax, ND
Colfax wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Colfax lands at the 61st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 154 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Colfax at the 54th percentile, close to its 61st-percentile risk score.
Colfax's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 59.7% of Colfax's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 40.3% Minimal share — a profile where 92 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Colfax ranks
Colfax scores 61st nationally and 76th 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, Colfax ranks 12,363 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,714 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 99 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Colfax
At the 61st percentile nationally, Colfax carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 59.7% of Colfax in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 154 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Colfax. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Colfax, see the exposure-zones guide.