South End, MN
South End, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
South End sits at the 72nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 13 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, South End's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
South End's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of South End's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 13 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. This is a small settlement by building count — 13 total — so these shares describe a handful of structures, not a statistical average across thousands.
South End against the rest of the country
Compare South End's two percentiles: 95th within Minnesota, only 72nd nationally — a gap of 23 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South End ranks 8,919 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,499 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 51 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
South End and the insurance market
South End's high rating (72nd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in South End
With 100% of South End 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.
Where South End's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind South End's 8,919-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. Small places like South End (13 buildings) are exactly where USFS's underlying data gets sparsest — see the data-quality guide for the 517 places that didn't clear the bar.