Stanton, ND
Stanton, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Stanton's 323 buildings earn a 59th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Stanton at the 57th percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
Stanton's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Stanton (81.7% of 323 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Stanton against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Stanton's 59th national percentile and its 70th percentile inside North Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stanton ranks 13,028 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,016 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 121 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Stanton and the insurance market
At the 59th national percentile, Stanton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Stanton
Stanton's 81.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Stanton's figures come from
Stanton's 59th-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.