Broadwell, IL
How exposed is Broadwell to wildfire?
Broadwell's 147 buildings earn a 2nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Broadwell at the 2nd 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
Only 8.2% of Broadwell's 147 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 91.8% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Broadwell ranks
Broadwell 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, Broadwell ranks 30,972 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,981 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,247 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Broadwell
Broadwell's low rating (2nd 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
Even with 91.8% of Broadwell 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 Broadwell's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Broadwell's 30,972-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Broadwell's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.