Nessen City, MI
Nessen City, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Nessen City lands at the 29th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 101 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Nessen City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
Nessen City's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Nessen City's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 101 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Nessen City compares
Nessen City's 80th-percentile standing inside Michigan outpaces its 29th 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, Nessen City ranks 22,467 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,996 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 147 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Nessen City and the insurance market
At the 29th national percentile, Nessen City rates moderate 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 Nessen City
With 100% of Nessen City 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Nessen City's 22,467-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Nessen City, see the exposure-zones guide.