Arlington, IL
Arlington, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Arlington sits at the 2nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 141 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arlington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 2nd percentile nationally.
Arlington's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 14.2% of Arlington's 141 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 85.8% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Arlington compares
Arlington scores 2nd nationally and 14th within Illinois — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arlington ranks 30,970 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,241 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,245 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Arlington
Arlington's low wildfire rating (2nd 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 Arlington
Even with 85.8% of Arlington outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Arlington's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Arlington's 30,970-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Arlington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.