New Munich, MN
New Munich, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Munich sits at the 41st 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 242 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Munich's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
New Munich's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 67.8% of New Munich's 242 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 32.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where New Munich ranks
New Munich's 56th-percentile standing inside Minnesota outpaces its 41st 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 Munich ranks 18,624 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,391 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 401 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Munich
New Munich's elevated rating (41st 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 Munich
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in New Munich (67.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Munich's 18,624-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond New Munich, see the exposure-zones guide.