Delavan Lake, WI
Delavan Lake wildfire risk explained
Delavan Lake sits at the 13th 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 2,662 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Delavan Lake's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Delavan Lake's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 53.5% of Delavan Lake's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 46.5% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Delavan Lake against the rest of the country
Delavan Lake scores 13th nationally and 12th 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, Delavan Lake ranks 27,565 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,998 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 715 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Delavan Lake
At the 13th national percentile, Delavan Lake 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 Delavan Lake
Delavan Lake's 53.5% 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 Delavan Lake's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,662 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Delavan Lake. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delavan Lake's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.