Morris, MN
Morris, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Morris at the 48th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,364 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Morris at the 40th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Morris rates 88.2% Minimal exposure against just 11.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 2,364 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Morris ranks
Compare Morris's two percentiles: 71st within Minnesota, only 48th nationally — a gap of 23 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Morris ranks 16,419 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,580 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 267 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Morris
At the 48th national percentile, Morris 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 Morris
With 88.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Morris gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Morris's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,364 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Morris. The exposure-zones guide covers what Morris's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.