Lincolnshire, IL
How exposed is Lincolnshire to wildfire?
Lincolnshire sits at the 28th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,278 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lincolnshire at the 30th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Lincolnshire's buildings actually sit
Only 44.8% of Lincolnshire's 2,278 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 55.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Lincolnshire compares
Lincolnshire's 76th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 28th 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, Lincolnshire ranks 22,843 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,751 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 345 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Lincolnshire and the insurance market
Lincolnshire's moderate rating (28th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 55.2% of Lincolnshire outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lincolnshire's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,278 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lincolnshire. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lincolnshire's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.