Farwell, MN
Farwell, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Farwell 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 78 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Farwell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 65.4% of Farwell's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 34.6% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Farwell ranks
Farwell's risk sits at a similar level relative to Minnesota (39th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (32nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farwell ranks 21,393 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,966 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 562 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 32nd national percentile, Farwell 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 Farwell
Even with 65.4% of Farwell outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Farwell's 21,393-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Farwell, see the exposure-zones guide.