Littleton, IL
How exposed is Littleton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Littleton lands at the 8th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 159 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Littleton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where Littleton's buildings actually sit
78% of Littleton's 159 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 20.8% Direct and 1.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Littleton against the rest of the country
Compare Littleton's two percentiles: 37th within Illinois, only 8th nationally — a gap of 29 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Littleton ranks 29,116 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,478 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 917 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Littleton
Littleton's low rating (8th 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
Because 78% of Littleton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Littleton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 159 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Littleton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Littleton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.