Lexington, MI
How exposed is Lexington to wildfire?
Lexington's 1,228 buildings earn a 8th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lexington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 9th percentile nationally.
Where Lexington's buildings actually sit
Lexington rates 90.8% Minimal exposure against just 9.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 1,228 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Lexington ranks
Within Michigan, Lexington ranks higher (25th percentile) than it does nationally (8th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lexington ranks 28,937 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,484 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 559 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lexington
Lexington's low rating (8th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 90.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Lexington gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Lexington's figures come from
Lexington's 8th-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 Lexington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.