Village of Clarkston, MI
Village of Clarkston wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Village of Clarkston at the 9th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 476 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Village of Clarkston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 10th percentile nationally.
Where Village of Clarkston's buildings actually sit
Most of Village of Clarkston's buildings (64.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Village of Clarkston against the rest of the country
Village of Clarkston's 29th-percentile standing inside Michigan outpaces its 9th 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, Village of Clarkston ranks 28,653 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,782 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 531 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Village of Clarkston
Village of Clarkston's low rating (9th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Village of Clarkston
Village of Clarkston's 64.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Village of Clarkston's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 476 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Village of Clarkston. The exposure-zones guide covers what Village of Clarkston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.