Delmont, SD
How exposed is Delmont to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Delmont lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 237 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Delmont's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 48.1% of Delmont's 237 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 51.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Delmont ranks
Inside South Dakota, Delmont sits at just the 29th percentile even though it scores 49th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Delmont ranks 15,955 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,574 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 315 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Delmont and the insurance market
Delmont's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 51.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Delmont gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Delmont's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 237 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Delmont. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delmont's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.