Bull Valley, IL
How exposed is Bull Valley to wildfire?
Bull Valley's 843 buildings earn a 28th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bull Valley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
95.6% of Bull Valley's 843 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 806 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 1.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 3.3% are Minimal.
Bull Valley against the rest of the country
Bull Valley's 77th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 28th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bull Valley ranks 22,588 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,220 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 329 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bull Valley
At the 28th national percentile, Bull Valley rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Bull Valley
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bull Valley (95.6%), 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 843 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bull Valley. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bull Valley, see the exposure-zones guide.