Pillager, MN
Pillager, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Pillager at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 360 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pillager at the 57th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
360 buildings are counted in Pillager, and 53.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 46.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Pillager ranks
Within Minnesota, Pillager ranks higher (85th percentile) than it does nationally (59th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pillager ranks 13,083 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,059 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 142 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pillager
Pillager's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Pillager's 53.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Pillager's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pillager's 13,083-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pillager's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.