Millbrook Colony, SD
Millbrook Colony wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Millbrook Colony lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 33 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Millbrook Colony's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Millbrook Colony's building exposure, zone by zone
57.6% of Millbrook Colony's 33 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 42.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Millbrook Colony against the rest of the country
Millbrook Colony's 57th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 41st ranking inside South Dakota does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millbrook Colony ranks 13,600 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,321 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 259 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Millbrook Colony
At the 57th national percentile, Millbrook Colony rates elevated 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 Millbrook Colony
Even with 57.6% of Millbrook Colony outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 33 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Millbrook Colony. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Millbrook Colony, see the exposure-zones guide.