Winfred, SD
Winfred wildfire risk explained
Winfred's 77 buildings earn a 53rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Winfred's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
77 buildings are counted in Winfred, and 63.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 36.4% rated Minimal.
Where Winfred ranks
Winfred ranks lower within South Dakota (34th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Winfred ranks 14,952 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,029 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 291 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Winfred
Winfred's elevated wildfire rating (53rd 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.
Hardening a home in Winfred
Because Direct exposure dominates in Winfred (63.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Winfred's 14,952-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Winfred, see the exposure-zones guide.