Longville, MN
Longville wildfire risk explained
Longville's 327 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Longville at the 39th percentile, close to its 41st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
327 buildings are counted in Longville, and 46.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 6.4% rated Minimal.
Where Longville ranks
Within Minnesota, Longville ranks higher (56th percentile) than it does nationally (41st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Longville ranks 18,683 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,895 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 407 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Longville
Longville's elevated rating (41st 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 Longville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Longville (46.8%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 327 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Longville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Longville, see the exposure-zones guide.