Lathrup Village, MI
How exposed is Lathrup Village to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lathrup Village at the 6th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,720 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lathrup Village's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where Lathrup Village's buildings actually sit
93% of Lathrup Village's 1,720 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Lathrup Village ranks
There's little gap between Lathrup Village's 6th national percentile and its 14th percentile inside Michigan, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lathrup Village ranks 29,759 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,342 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 640 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lathrup Village
At the 6th national percentile, Lathrup Village rates low 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 Lathrup Village
Even with 93% of Lathrup Village outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lathrup Village's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,720 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lathrup Village. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lathrup Village's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.