Lynxville, WI
Lynxville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lynxville lands at the 34th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 177 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lynxville at the 35th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Lynxville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Lynxville: 89.8% of its 177 buildings, versus 10.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Lynxville ranks
Within Wisconsin, Lynxville ranks higher (79th percentile) than it does nationally (34th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lynxville ranks 20,817 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,767 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 171 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Lynxville's moderate rating (34th 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 Direct exposure dominates in Lynxville (89.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Lynxville's 34th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lynxville, see the exposure-zones guide.