Canton, IL
How exposed is Canton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Canton lands at the 19th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 7,230 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Canton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
58.5% of Canton's 7,230 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 7,230 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Canton ranks
Canton's 59th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 19th 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, Canton ranks 25,643 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,370 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 589 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Canton and the insurance market
At the 19th national percentile, Canton rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 58.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Canton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Canton's figures come from
Canton's 19th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Canton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.