Elko New Market, MN
Elko New Market wildfire risk explained
Elko New Market sits at the 32nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,591 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Elko New Market's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 32nd percentile nationally.
Elko New Market's building exposure, zone by zone
55.8% of Elko New Market's 1,591 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 44.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Elko New Market ranks
Elko New Market scores 32nd nationally and 38th within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elko New Market ranks 21,427 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,796 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 563 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Elko New Market
At the 32nd national percentile, Elko New Market rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Elko New Market
Elko New Market's 55.8% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Elko New Market's 32nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Elko New Market, see the exposure-zones guide.