Sunburg, MN
Sunburg wildfire risk explained
Sunburg sits at the 43rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 94 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sunburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Sunburg's building exposure, zone by zone
74.5% of Sunburg's 94 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 25.5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Sunburg against the rest of the country
Compare Sunburg's two percentiles: 60th within Minnesota, only 43rd nationally — a gap of 17 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sunburg ranks 18,027 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,317 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 370 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sunburg
At the 43rd national percentile, Sunburg 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 Sunburg
Even with 74.5% of Sunburg outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sunburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sunburg's 18,027-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sunburg's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.