Solway, MN
Solway wildfire risk explained
Solway's 92 buildings earn a 52nd-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, Solway's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Solway's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 63% of Solway's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 37% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 58 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Solway against the rest of the country
Compare Solway's two percentiles: 77th within Minnesota, only 52nd nationally — a gap of 25 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Solway ranks 15,067 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,404 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 211 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Solway and the insurance market
Solway's elevated rating (52nd 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 Solway
With 63% of Solway in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 92 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Solway. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Solway, see the exposure-zones guide.