Cromwell, MN
Cromwell wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cromwell lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 203 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cromwell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Cromwell's buildings actually sit
Of Cromwell's 203 counted buildings, 75.9% carry Direct exposure and only 1% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Cromwell ranks
Within Minnesota, Cromwell ranks higher (62nd percentile) than it does nationally (44th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cromwell ranks 17,737 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,734 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 344 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cromwell
At the 44th national percentile, Cromwell rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Cromwell's 75.9% 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
Cromwell's 44th-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 Cromwell, see the exposure-zones guide.