Darlington, WI
How exposed is Darlington to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Darlington at the 15th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,298 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Darlington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 17.6% of Darlington's 1,298 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 82.4% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Darlington compares
Darlington scores 15th nationally and 17th 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, Darlington ranks 26,776 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 671 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Darlington
Darlington's low rating (15th 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
Darlington's 82.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Darlington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,298 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Darlington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Darlington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.