Elk Mound, WI
Elk Mound, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Elk Mound's 420 buildings earn a 12th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Elk Mound's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Elk Mound's buildings actually sit
Most of Elk Mound's buildings (66.9% of 420) 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.
Where Elk Mound ranks
Elk Mound's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wisconsin (10th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (12th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elk Mound ranks 27,720 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,830 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 725 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Elk Mound
Elk Mound's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Elk Mound
With 66.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Elk Mound gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Elk Mound's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 420 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Elk Mound. The exposure-zones guide covers what Elk Mound's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.