Lengby, MN
How exposed is Lengby to wildfire?
USFS scores Lengby at the 80th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 103 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lengby's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
Lengby's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 67% of Lengby's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 31.1% Indirect share and far above its 1.9% Minimal share — a profile where 69 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Lengby ranks
Within Minnesota, Lengby ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (80th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lengby ranks 6,398 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,902 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 20 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 80th percentile nationally, Lengby carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lengby (67%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Lengby's 80th-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 Lengby, see the exposure-zones guide.