Burlington, IL
Burlington, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Burlington at the 6th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 350 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burlington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Burlington rates 84% Minimal exposure against just 16% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 350 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Burlington ranks
Within Illinois, Burlington ranks higher (31st percentile) than it does nationally (6th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burlington ranks 29,711 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,303 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,000 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Burlington
Burlington's low rating (6th 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 84% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Burlington gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 350 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burlington. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Burlington, see the exposure-zones guide.