Nevis, MN
How exposed is Nevis to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Nevis at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 479 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nevis at the 46th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 55.1% of Nevis's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.1% Indirect share and far above its 3.8% Minimal share — a profile where 264 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Nevis against the rest of the country
Nevis's 72nd-percentile standing inside Minnesota outpaces its 49th 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, Nevis ranks 16,170 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,725 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 255 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nevis
At the 49th national percentile, Nevis 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
Nevis's 55.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Nevis's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 479 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Nevis. The exposure-zones guide covers what Nevis's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.