Caledonia, IL
Caledonia wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Caledonia at the 5th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 127 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Caledonia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 5th percentile nationally.
Where Caledonia's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 81.1% of Caledonia's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 18.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Caledonia against the rest of the country
Within Illinois, Caledonia ranks higher (29th percentile) than it does nationally (5th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Caledonia ranks 29,871 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,845 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,017 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Caledonia and the insurance market
At the 5th national percentile, Caledonia rates low 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 Caledonia
With 81.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Caledonia gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Caledonia's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 127 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Caledonia. The exposure-zones guide covers what Caledonia's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.