New Odanah, WI
New Odanah wildfire risk explained
New Odanah's 194 buildings earn a 13th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Odanah's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 76.3% of New Odanah's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 23.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 148 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
New Odanah against the rest of the country
New Odanah scores 13th nationally and 12th 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 Odanah ranks 27,502 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,108 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 713 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Odanah
At the 13th national percentile, New Odanah rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in New Odanah (76.3%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 194 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Odanah. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Odanah, see the exposure-zones guide.