Hunter, ND
Hunter wildfire risk explained
Hunter's 321 buildings earn a 43rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hunter at the 42nd percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Hunter's buildings (72% of 321) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Hunter against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Hunter's 43rd national percentile and its 33rd percentile inside North Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hunter ranks 17,973 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,069 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 269 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 43rd national percentile, Hunter rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 72% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Hunter gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Hunter's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hunter's 17,973-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hunter's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.