La Crescent, MN
How exposed is La Crescent to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts La Crescent at the 33rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,479 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks La Crescent at the 33rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
La Crescent's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in La Crescent (82.1% of 2,479 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 15.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Where La Crescent ranks
La Crescent scores 33rd nationally and 40th within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, La Crescent ranks 21,239 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,341 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 550 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
At the 33rd national percentile, La Crescent rates moderate 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
Because 82.1% of La Crescent'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 La Crescent's figures come from
La Crescent's 33rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what La Crescent's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.