Kent, MN
Kent wildfire risk explained
Kent's 82 buildings earn a 21st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Kent at the 18th percentile, close to its 21st-percentile risk score.
Where Kent's buildings actually sit
Most of Kent's buildings (52.4% of 82) 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.
Kent against the rest of the country
Kent's risk sits at a similar level relative to Minnesota (24th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (21st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kent ranks 25,025 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 692 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
Kent's moderate rating (21st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Kent
Kent's 52.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Kent's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 82 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kent. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kent's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.