Milan, NM
Milan, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Milan at the 53rd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,291 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Milan at the 53rd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Milan's building exposure, zone by zone
1,291 buildings are counted in Milan, and 71.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 28.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Milan compares
Milan ranks lower within New Mexico (19th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Milan ranks 14,883 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,114 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 401 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Milan
Milan's elevated rating (53rd 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
Milan's 71.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,291 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Milan. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Milan, see the exposure-zones guide.