Cobb, WI
Cobb, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Cobb sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 312 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Cobb at the 14th percentile, close to its 14th-percentile risk score.
Where Cobb's buildings actually sit
Most of Cobb's buildings (87.8% of 312) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Cobb compares
Cobb scores 14th nationally and 15th within Wisconsin — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cobb ranks 27,090 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,332 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 688 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cobb
Cobb's low wildfire rating (14th 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.
Hardening a home in Cobb
Even with 87.8% of Cobb outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cobb's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cobb's 27,090-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cobb's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.