New Baltimore, MI
New Baltimore wildfire risk explained
New Baltimore sits at the 13th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 4,544 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts New Baltimore at the 14th percentile, close to its 13th-percentile risk score.
Where New Baltimore's buildings actually sit
92.2% of New Baltimore's 4,544 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where New Baltimore ranks
New Baltimore's 46th-percentile standing inside Michigan outpaces its 13th 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, New Baltimore ranks 27,358 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,755 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 402 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Baltimore
New Baltimore's low rating (13th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 92.2% of New Baltimore outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Baltimore's figures come from
New Baltimore's 13th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Baltimore's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.