New Holstein, WI
New Holstein wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts New Holstein at the 12th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,808 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Holstein's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
New Holstein's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 7.6% of New Holstein's 1,808 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 92.4% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How New Holstein compares
New Holstein scores 12th nationally and 10th within Wisconsin — 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 Holstein ranks 27,753 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,039 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 729 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
New Holstein and the insurance market
New Holstein's low wildfire rating (12th 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
New Holstein's 92.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where New Holstein's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,808 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Holstein. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Holstein's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.