East Bethel, MN
East Bethel, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, East Bethel lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 6,635 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks East Bethel at the 61st national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
East Bethel's building exposure, zone by zone
6,635 buildings are counted in East Bethel, and 89.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0.7% rated Minimal. At 6,635 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
East Bethel against the rest of the country
Compare East Bethel's two percentiles: 91st within Minnesota, only 66th nationally — a gap of 25 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Bethel ranks 10,841 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,608 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 88 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 66th percentile nationally, East Bethel 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.
Hardening a home in East Bethel
With 89.7% of East Bethel 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.
Where East Bethel's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 6,635 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for East Bethel. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Bethel's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.