Delavan, WI
How exposed is Delavan to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Delavan lands at the 14th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 2,893 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Delavan's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 14th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Delavan's buildings (85.5% of 2,893) 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 Delavan compares
Delavan's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (16th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (14th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Delavan ranks 26,965 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,597 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 682 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Delavan
At the 14th national percentile, Delavan rates low 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 85.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Delavan gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Delavan's figures come from
Delavan's 14th-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 Delavan's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.