Cleveland, IL
Cleveland wildfire risk explained
Cleveland sits at the 27th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 112 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cleveland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Cleveland's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 76.8% of Cleveland's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 23.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Cleveland ranks
Within Illinois, Cleveland ranks higher (75th percentile) than it does nationally (27th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cleveland ranks 23,121 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,535 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 366 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Cleveland and the insurance market
At the 27th national percentile, Cleveland rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 76.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Cleveland gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Cleveland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 112 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cleveland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cleveland's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.