Hoyleton, IL
How exposed is Hoyleton to wildfire?
USFS scores Hoyleton at the 0th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 380 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hoyleton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 0th percentile nationally.
Hoyleton's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Hoyleton's buildings (84.2% of 380) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Hoyleton ranks
Hoyleton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Illinois (4th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (0th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hoyleton ranks 31,419 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,641 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,393 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Hoyleton and the insurance market
Hoyleton's low rating (0th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Hoyleton
Hoyleton's 84.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Hoyleton's figures come from
Hoyleton's 0th-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 Hoyleton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.