Burbank, IL
Burbank, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Burbank at the 3rd national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 13,883 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burbank's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 4th percentile nationally.
Where Burbank's buildings actually sit
100% of Burbank's 13,883 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 0% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 13,883 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Burbank compares
Burbank's 21st-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 3rd 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, Burbank ranks 30,497 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,138 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Burbank
Burbank's low wildfire rating (3rd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Burbank's 100% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Burbank's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 13,883 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burbank. The exposure-zones guide covers what Burbank's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.