New Haven, MI
How exposed is New Haven to wildfire?
New Haven sits at the 10th 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 2,570 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Haven's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
Where New Haven's buildings actually sit
New Haven rates 91.1% Minimal exposure against just 8.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 2,570 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
New Haven against the rest of the country
Compare New Haven's two percentiles: 35th within Michigan, only 10th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Haven ranks 28,307 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,160 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 487 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Haven
New Haven's low rating (10th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in New Haven
Even with 91.1% of New Haven 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 Haven's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Haven's 28,307-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Haven's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.