Mapleton, MN
Mapleton wildfire risk explained
Mapleton sits at the 2nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 866 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mapleton at the 2nd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Mapleton's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 8.4% of Mapleton's 866 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 91.6% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Mapleton compares
Mapleton scores 2nd nationally and 2nd within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mapleton ranks 30,896 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,023 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 896 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 2nd national percentile, Mapleton rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Mapleton
With 91.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Mapleton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Mapleton's figures come from
Mapleton's 2nd-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 Mapleton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.