Pinckney, MI
Pinckney, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Pinckney's 1,076 buildings earn a 24th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pinckney's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Pinckney's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 78.4% of Pinckney's 1,076 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 21.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Pinckney ranks
Pinckney's 75th-percentile standing inside Michigan outpaces its 24th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pinckney ranks 23,860 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,421 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 189 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pinckney
Pinckney's moderate rating (24th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Pinckney
Pinckney's 78.4% 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 Pinckney's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,076 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pinckney. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pinckney's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.