Winton, MN
Winton, MN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Winton at the 89th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 148 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Winton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 87th percentile nationally.
Where Winton's buildings actually sit
67.6% of Winton's 148 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 32.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Winton against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Winton's 89th national percentile and its 100th percentile inside Minnesota, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Winton ranks 3,405 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,956 by building count (1 is largest). Within Minnesota alone, it ranks 6 of 914 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Minnesota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Winton
At the 89th percentile nationally, Winton carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Winton
Winton's 67.6% 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Winton's 3,405-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Winton, see the exposure-zones guide.