Riverton, MN
Riverton wildfire risk explained
Riverton's 85 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riverton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Riverton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 68.2% of Riverton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 31.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 58 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Riverton compares
Compare Riverton's two percentiles: 81st within Minnesota, only 55th nationally — a gap of 26 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverton ranks 14,090 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,692 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 176 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 55th national percentile, Riverton rates elevated 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Riverton (68.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Riverton's 14,090-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Riverton, see the exposure-zones guide.