Glenwood, MN
How exposed is Glenwood to wildfire?
USFS scores Glenwood at the 43rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,504 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Glenwood at the 42nd national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Glenwood (64.7% of 1,504 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 26.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Glenwood ranks
Within Minnesota, Glenwood ranks higher (59th percentile) than it does nationally (43rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glenwood ranks 18,090 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,157 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 373 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Glenwood and the insurance market
Glenwood's elevated rating (43rd 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glenwood (64.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Glenwood's 43rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Glenwood, see the exposure-zones guide.