Jenkins, MN
Jenkins, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Jenkins sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 419 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jenkins's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
Jenkins's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 85.9% of Jenkins's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 14.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 360 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Jenkins compares
Jenkins's 72nd-percentile standing inside Minnesota outpaces its 49th 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, Jenkins ranks 16,169 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,838 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 254 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jenkins
At the 49th national percentile, Jenkins rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Jenkins
Jenkins's 85.9% 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.
More on how this number was built
Jenkins's 49th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Jenkins, see the exposure-zones guide.