Plymouth, MI
Plymouth, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Plymouth sits at the 7th 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 4,000 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Plymouth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 9th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 3.1% of Plymouth's 4,000 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 97% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Plymouth against the rest of the country
Plymouth scores 7th nationally and 19th within Michigan — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Plymouth ranks 29,382 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,246 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 603 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Plymouth's low rating (7th 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 Plymouth
With 97% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Plymouth gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Plymouth's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,000 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Plymouth. The exposure-zones guide covers what Plymouth's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.