Stanton, MI
How exposed is Stanton to wildfire?
Stanton's 680 buildings earn a 20th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Stanton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Stanton's building exposure, zone by zone
76% of Stanton's 680 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 23.8% Direct and 0.2% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Stanton against the rest of the country
Compare Stanton's two percentiles: 68th within Michigan, only 20th nationally — a gap of 47 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stanton ranks 25,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,859 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 244 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
Stanton's moderate wildfire rating (20th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Stanton
Because 76% of Stanton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Stanton's figures come from
Stanton's 20th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Stanton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.