Milliken, CO
How exposed is Milliken to wildfire?
Milliken's 2,889 buildings earn a 54th-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 Milliken at the 56th percentile, close to its 54th-percentile risk score.
Where Milliken's buildings actually sit
2,889 buildings are counted in Milliken, and 84.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 15.3% in Direct exposure or the 0.1% rated Minimal.
Where Milliken ranks
Milliken's 54th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Colorado does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Milliken ranks 14,364 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,603 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 365 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 54th national percentile, Milliken rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Milliken (84.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Milliken's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,889 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Milliken. The exposure-zones guide covers what Milliken's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.