Junction, IL
Junction, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Junction sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 115 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Junction's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
Junction's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Junction's buildings (73% of 115) 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 Junction ranks
Junction's 57th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 17th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Junction ranks 26,021 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,402 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 621 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Junction
Junction's low rating (17th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 73% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Junction gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Junction's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Junction's 26,021-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Junction's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.