Thompsonville, MI
Thompsonville, MI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Thompsonville lands at the 26th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 361 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Thompsonville at the 27th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Thompsonville's 361 counted buildings, 59.3% 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.
Thompsonville against the rest of the country
Within Michigan, Thompsonville ranks higher (77th percentile) than it does nationally (26th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Thompsonville ranks 23,323 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,039 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 173 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Thompsonville
Thompsonville's moderate rating (26th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Thompsonville's 59.3% 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 361 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Thompsonville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Thompsonville, see the exposure-zones guide.