Strandburg, SD
Strandburg, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Strandburg sits at the 62nd 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 61 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Strandburg at the 58th percentile, close to its 62nd-percentile risk score.
Where Strandburg's buildings actually sit
Of Strandburg's 61 counted buildings, 90.2% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Strandburg against the rest of the country
Strandburg's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Dakota (51st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (62nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strandburg ranks 12,054 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,636 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 215 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Strandburg and the insurance market
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Strandburg carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Strandburg's 90.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 61 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Strandburg. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Strandburg, see the exposure-zones guide.