Newald, WI
Newald wildfire risk explained
Newald's 151 buildings earn a 14th-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, Newald's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 98.7% of Newald's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 149 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Newald against the rest of the country
Newald's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (14th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (14th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newald ranks 27,281 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,864 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 699 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Newald's low wildfire rating (14th 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.
Hardening a home in Newald
Because Direct exposure dominates in Newald (98.7%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Newald's 27,281-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Newald, see the exposure-zones guide.