Oronoco, MN
Oronoco, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Oronoco sits at the 15th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 804 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Oronoco's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
Oronoco's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Oronoco's 804 counted buildings, 83.6% carry Direct exposure and only 1.2% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Oronoco ranks
There's little gap between Oronoco's 15th national percentile and its 19th percentile inside Minnesota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oronoco ranks 26,757 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,599 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 739 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Oronoco and the insurance market
At the 15th national percentile, Oronoco rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 83.6% of Oronoco in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Oronoco's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 804 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Oronoco. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oronoco's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.