Manton, MI
Manton wildfire risk explained
Manton sits at the 38th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 775 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Manton at the 37th percentile, close to its 38th-percentile risk score.
Manton's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Manton (70.6% of 775 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Manton ranks
Compare Manton's two percentiles: 89th within Michigan, only 38th nationally — a gap of 51 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Manton ranks 19,603 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,867 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 82 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Manton's moderate rating (38th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Manton (70.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Manton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Manton's 19,603-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Manton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.