Green Isle, MN
Green Isle wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Green Isle at the 41st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 339 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Green Isle's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 32nd percentile nationally.
Where Green Isle's buildings actually sit
84.1% of Green Isle's 339 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 15.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Green Isle compares
Within Minnesota, Green Isle ranks higher (57th percentile) than it does nationally (41st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Green Isle ranks 18,525 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,594 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 396 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
Green Isle's elevated rating (41st 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
Because 84.1% of Green Isle's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Green Isle's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 339 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Green Isle. The exposure-zones guide covers what Green Isle's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.