Kildeer, IL
Kildeer wildfire risk explained
Kildeer's 1,562 buildings earn a 26th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kildeer's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
Kildeer's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 49.7% of Kildeer's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 9.2% Indirect share and far above its 41% Minimal share — a profile where 777 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Kildeer ranks
Within Illinois, Kildeer ranks higher (73rd 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, Kildeer ranks 23,375 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,914 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 394 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
Kildeer'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 Kildeer
Kildeer's 49.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Kildeer's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kildeer's 23,375-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kildeer's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.