Sykeston, ND
Sykeston, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sykeston sits at the 47th 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 143 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 Sykeston at the 46th percentile, close to its 47th-percentile risk score.
Sykeston's building exposure, zone by zone
54.6% of Sykeston's 143 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 45.5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Sykeston ranks
Sykeston's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Dakota (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sykeston ranks 16,648 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,172 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 223 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sykeston
Sykeston's elevated wildfire rating (47th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 54.6% of Sykeston 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 Sykeston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sykeston's 16,648-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sykeston's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.