Onida, SD
How exposed is Onida to wildfire?
Onida's 570 buildings earn a 51st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Onida's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Onida's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 7.4% of Onida's 570 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 92.6% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Onida against the rest of the country
Onida ranks lower within South Dakota (31st percentile statewide) than its 51st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Onida ranks 15,583 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,258 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 303 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Onida and the insurance market
At the 51st national percentile, Onida rates elevated 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
With 92.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Onida gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 570 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Onida. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Onida, see the exposure-zones guide.