Ree Heights, SD
Ree Heights, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ree Heights lands at the 64th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 109 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ree Heights at the 60th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ree Heights's buildings actually sit
Of Ree Heights's 109 counted buildings, 75.2% carry Direct exposure and only 21.1% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Ree Heights against the rest of the country
Ree Heights scores 64th nationally and 53rd within South Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ree Heights ranks 11,517 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,674 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 205 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 64th percentile nationally, Ree Heights carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Ree Heights's 75.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Ree Heights's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ree Heights's 11,517-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ree Heights's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.