New Holland, SD
New Holland wildfire risk explained
New Holland sits at the 60th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 83 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Holland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Where New Holland's buildings actually sit
Of New Holland's 83 counted buildings, 69.9% carry Direct exposure and only 30.1% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where New Holland ranks
New Holland scores 60th nationally and 46th within South Dakota — 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 Holland ranks 12,779 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,783 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 236 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Holland
New Holland's elevated wildfire rating (60th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in New Holland (69.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Holland's figures come from
New Holland's 60th-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 Holland's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.