Zeeland, MI
How exposed is Zeeland to wildfire?
Zeeland's 2,515 buildings earn a 7th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Zeeland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
Where Zeeland's buildings actually sit
Zeeland rates 97.3% Minimal exposure against just 2.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 2,515 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
How Zeeland compares
Zeeland scores 7th nationally and 18th within Michigan — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Zeeland ranks 29,472 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,274 by building count (1 is largest). Within Michigan alone, it ranks 613 of 745 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Michigan on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Zeeland
Zeeland's low rating (7th 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 Zeeland
Zeeland's 97.3% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Zeeland's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Zeeland's 29,472-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Zeeland's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.