Ellis Grove, IL
How exposed is Ellis Grove to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ellis Grove lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 240 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ellis Grove at the 23rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ellis Grove's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Ellis Grove (94.2% of 240 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 5.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Ellis Grove ranks
Ellis Grove's 67th-percentile standing inside Illinois 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, Ellis Grove ranks 24,321 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,457 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 478 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ellis Grove
Ellis Grove's moderate rating (23rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Ellis Grove's 94.2% 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 Ellis Grove's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 240 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ellis Grove. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ellis Grove's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.