Indianola, IL
How exposed is Indianola to wildfire?
USFS scores Indianola at the 5th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 216 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Indianola at the 5th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Indianola's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Indianola's buildings (73.6% of 216) 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 Indianola ranks
Compare Indianola's two percentiles: 28th within Illinois, only 5th nationally — a gap of 23 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Indianola ranks 29,998 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,267 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,046 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 5th national percentile, Indianola 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 Indianola
Indianola's 73.6% 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 Indianola's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Indianola's 29,998-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Indianola's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.