Gulfport, IL
How exposed is Gulfport to wildfire?
Gulfport sits at the 44th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 97 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gulfport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Gulfport's buildings actually sit
97 buildings are counted in Gulfport, and 73.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 14.4% in Direct exposure or the 12.4% rated Minimal.
How Gulfport compares
Compare Gulfport's two percentiles: 96th within Illinois, only 44th nationally — a gap of 52 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gulfport ranks 17,675 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,170 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 63 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Gulfport and the insurance market
At the 44th national percentile, Gulfport rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 73.2% of Gulfport's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Gulfport's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gulfport's 17,675-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gulfport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.