New Munster, WI
How exposed is New Munster to wildfire?
USFS scores New Munster at the 27th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 209 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts New Munster at the 27th percentile, close to its 27th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
70.3% of New Munster's 209 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 147 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 29.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
New Munster against the rest of the country
Within Wisconsin, New Munster ranks higher (55th percentile) than it does nationally (27th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Munster ranks 23,024 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,540 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 363 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Munster
New Munster's moderate wildfire rating (27th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in New Munster (70.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
New Munster's 27th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Munster, see the exposure-zones guide.