Elderon, WI
Elderon, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Elderon sits at the 23rd 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 164 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 Elderon at the 24th percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
Where Elderon's buildings actually sit
53.1% of Elderon's 164 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 47% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Elderon against the rest of the country
Elderon's 43rd-percentile standing inside Wisconsin outpaces its 23rd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elderon ranks 24,220 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,271 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 461 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Elderon and the insurance market
Elderon's moderate wildfire rating (23rd 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 Elderon
Elderon's 53.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Elderon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 164 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Elderon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Elderon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.