Minneiska, MN
How exposed is Minneiska to wildfire?
USFS scores Minneiska at the 28th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 90 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Minneiska's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where Minneiska's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Minneiska: 63.3% of its 90 buildings, versus 34.4% Indirect and 2.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Minneiska compares
Minneiska scores 28th nationally and 33rd 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, Minneiska ranks 22,786 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,495 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 611 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Minneiska and the insurance market
Minneiska's moderate rating (28th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 63.3% of Minneiska in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Minneiska's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 90 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Minneiska. The exposure-zones guide covers what Minneiska's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.