Hickory Corners, MI
Hickory Corners, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hickory Corners sits at the 13th 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 238 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hickory Corners's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Hickory Corners's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Hickory Corners: 55.9% of its 238 buildings, versus 38.7% Indirect and 5.5% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Hickory Corners compares
Hickory Corners's 44th-percentile standing inside Michigan outpaces its 13th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hickory Corners ranks 27,484 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,527 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 414 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hickory Corners
At the 13th national percentile, Hickory Corners rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Hickory Corners's 55.9% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Hickory Corners's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 238 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hickory Corners. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hickory Corners's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.