Northglenn, CO
Northglenn wildfire risk explained
Northglenn sits at the 49th 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 11,621 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Northglenn at the 50th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Northglenn's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 98.7% of Northglenn's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 1.3% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one. At 11,621 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Northglenn against the rest of the country
Northglenn ranks lower within Colorado (17th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Northglenn ranks 15,999 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,353 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 392 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Northglenn's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 98.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Northglenn gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Northglenn's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 11,621 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Northglenn. The exposure-zones guide covers what Northglenn's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.