Wahkon, MN
How exposed is Wahkon to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wahkon at the 64th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 345 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wahkon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Wahkon's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 73.9% of Wahkon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 22.3% Indirect share and far above its 3.8% Minimal share — a profile where 255 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Wahkon ranks
Compare Wahkon's two percentiles: 89th within Minnesota, only 64th nationally — a gap of 25 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wahkon ranks 11,222 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,450 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 98 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wahkon
Wahkon'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 Wahkon
With 73.9% of Wahkon in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 345 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wahkon. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wahkon, see the exposure-zones guide.