New Brighton, MN
New Brighton, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Brighton's 8,798 buildings earn a 36th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Brighton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 91.3% of New Brighton's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 8.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one. At 8,798 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where New Brighton ranks
New Brighton scores 36th nationally and 46th within Minnesota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Brighton ranks 20,203 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,892 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 491 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 36th national percentile, New Brighton rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 91.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, New Brighton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where New Brighton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 8,798 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Brighton. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Brighton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.