Gilmanton, WI
Gilmanton wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Gilmanton at the 22nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 183 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gilmanton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Gilmanton's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Gilmanton: 55.7% of its 183 buildings, versus 36.6% Indirect and 7.7% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Gilmanton ranks
Compare Gilmanton's two percentiles: 37th within Wisconsin, only 22nd nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gilmanton ranks 24,693 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,520 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 509 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 22nd national percentile, Gilmanton rates moderate 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 55.7% of Gilmanton in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Gilmanton's figures come from
Gilmanton's 22nd-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 Gilmanton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.