Minnewaukan, ND
Minnewaukan, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Minnewaukan's 239 buildings earn a 61st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Minnewaukan's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Where Minnewaukan's buildings actually sit
81.2% of Minnewaukan's 239 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 18.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Minnewaukan against the rest of the country
Minnewaukan's 78th-percentile standing inside North Dakota outpaces its 61st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Minnewaukan ranks 12,173 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,505 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 91 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 61st percentile nationally, Minnewaukan carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Minnewaukan's 81.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Minnewaukan's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Minnewaukan's 12,173-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Minnewaukan's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.