Jackson, WI
Jackson wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Jackson at the 26th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,658 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Jackson at the 28th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Jackson's buildings (50.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Jackson ranks
Within Wisconsin, Jackson ranks higher (52nd percentile) than it does nationally (26th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jackson ranks 23,278 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,008 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 385 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Jackson's moderate rating (26th 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 Jackson
Jackson's 50.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,658 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jackson. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Jackson, see the exposure-zones guide.