Gordon, WI
Gordon, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Gordon sits at the 67th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 201 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gordon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Gordon's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 70.7% of Gordon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 29.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 142 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Gordon against the rest of the country
Compare Gordon's two percentiles: 100th within Wisconsin, only 67th nationally — a gap of 33 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gordon ranks 10,448 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,826 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 2 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gordon
At the 67th percentile nationally, Gordon carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 70.7% of Gordon 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gordon's 10,448-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gordon, see the exposure-zones guide.