Babcock, WI
Babcock, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Babcock at the 46th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 147 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Babcock at the 47th national percentile — 0 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
147 buildings are counted in Babcock, and 61.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Babcock compares
Within Wisconsin, Babcock ranks higher (97th percentile) than it does nationally (46th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Babcock ranks 16,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,004 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 29 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Babcock's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 61.9% of Babcock in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 147 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Babcock. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Babcock, see the exposure-zones guide.