Kenilworth, IL
Kenilworth wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Kenilworth lands at the 16th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,040 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kenilworth at the 20th national percentile — 5 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
97.9% of Kenilworth's 1,040 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 2.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Kenilworth ranks
Within Illinois, Kenilworth ranks higher (54th percentile) than it does nationally (16th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kenilworth ranks 26,526 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,652 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 663 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
Kenilworth's low rating (16th 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 Kenilworth
Kenilworth's 97.9% 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 Kenilworth's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kenilworth's 26,526-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kenilworth's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.