Eitzen, MN
How exposed is Eitzen to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Eitzen lands at the 39th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 210 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Eitzen at the 42nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Eitzen's building exposure, zone by zone
210 buildings are counted in Eitzen, and 76.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 23.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Eitzen against the rest of the country
Eitzen's risk sits at a similar level relative to Minnesota (53rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (39th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eitzen ranks 19,221 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,484 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 433 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
Eitzen's moderate rating (39th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Eitzen
Eitzen's 76.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Eitzen's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Eitzen's 19,221-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Eitzen's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.