Griggsville, IL
Griggsville wildfire risk explained
Griggsville's 832 buildings earn a 6th-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, Griggsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
97.6% of Griggsville's 832 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 2.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Griggsville compares
Within Illinois, Griggsville ranks higher (33rd percentile) than it does nationally (6th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Griggsville ranks 29,522 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,323 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 973 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Griggsville
At the 6th national percentile, Griggsville rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Griggsville
With 97.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Griggsville gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Griggsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 832 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Griggsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Griggsville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.