Ulen, MN
Ulen, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ulen sits at the 64th 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 366 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ulen at the 62nd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ulen's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 71% of Ulen's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 29% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Ulen against the rest of the country
Ulen's 89th-percentile standing inside Minnesota outpaces its 64th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ulen ranks 11,347 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,943 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 101 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Ulen and the insurance market
Ulen's high rating (64th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Ulen
Ulen's 71% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Ulen's figures come from
Ulen's 64th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ulen's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.