Greenup, IL
Greenup, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Greenup's 1,096 buildings earn a 11th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Greenup at the 11th percentile, close to its 11th-percentile risk score.
Where Greenup's buildings actually sit
1,096 buildings are counted in Greenup, and 77.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 22.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Greenup ranks
Greenup's 45th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 11th 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, Greenup ranks 28,072 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,303 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 797 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Greenup
Greenup's low wildfire rating (11th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Greenup (77.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Greenup's figures come from
Greenup's 11th-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 Greenup's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.