Venturia, ND
Venturia, ND's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Venturia at the 48th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 62 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Venturia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Where Venturia's buildings actually sit
Of Venturia's 62 counted buildings, 79% 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.
Where Venturia ranks
Venturia scores 48th nationally and 47th within North Dakota — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Venturia ranks 16,363 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,592 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Dakota alone, it ranks 215 of 402 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Venturia's elevated wildfire rating (48th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Venturia (79%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Venturia's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Venturia's 16,363-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Venturia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.