Manhattan, MT
How exposed is Manhattan to wildfire?
Manhattan's 1,025 buildings earn a 55th-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 Manhattan at the 55th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Manhattan's building exposure, zone by zone
1,025 buildings are counted in Manhattan, and 80.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 19.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Manhattan ranks
Manhattan ranks lower within Montana (18th percentile statewide) than its 55th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Manhattan ranks 14,336 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,758 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 389 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
Manhattan and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, Manhattan rates elevated 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 80.4% of Manhattan'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 Manhattan's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Manhattan's 14,336-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Manhattan's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.