Bannockburn, IL
Bannockburn, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Bannockburn at the 24th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 427 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bannockburn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Bannockburn: 63.9% of its 427 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 36.1% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Bannockburn against the rest of the country
Within Illinois, Bannockburn ranks higher (70th percentile) than it does nationally (24th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bannockburn ranks 23,820 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,709 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 431 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Bannockburn and the insurance market
At the 24th national percentile, Bannockburn rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bannockburn (63.9%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 427 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bannockburn. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bannockburn, see the exposure-zones guide.