West Monroe, MI
West Monroe wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, West Monroe lands at the 9th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,753 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Monroe at the 10th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
97.2% of West Monroe's 1,753 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 2.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where West Monroe ranks
Compare West Monroe's two percentiles: 28th within Michigan, only 9th nationally — a gap of 19 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Monroe ranks 28,686 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,213 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 536 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Monroe
West Monroe'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 West Monroe
With 97.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, West Monroe gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where West Monroe's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind West Monroe's 28,686-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Monroe's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.