Goodman, WI
Goodman wildfire risk explained
Goodman sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 274 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Goodman at the 17th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
Where Goodman's buildings actually sit
274 buildings are counted in Goodman, and 67.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 32.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Goodman against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Goodman's 17th national percentile and its 21st percentile inside Wisconsin, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Goodman ranks 26,304 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,414 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 636 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Goodman and the insurance market
Goodman's low wildfire rating (17th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Goodman
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Goodman (67.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Goodman's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 274 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Goodman. The exposure-zones guide covers what Goodman's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.