Turton, SD
Turton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Turton at the 60th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 115 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Turton at the 59th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Turton's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 73.9% of Turton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 26.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 85 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Turton ranks
There's little gap between Turton's 60th national percentile and its 46th percentile inside South Dakota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Turton ranks 12,780 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,428 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 237 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Turton and the insurance market
Turton's elevated rating (60th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Turton (73.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Turton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Turton's 12,780-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Turton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.