Mapleton, IL
Mapleton, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mapleton's 278 buildings earn a 25th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mapleton at the 26th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Mapleton's building exposure, zone by zone
278 buildings are counted in Mapleton, and 70.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 29.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Mapleton ranks
Mapleton's 71st-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 25th 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, Mapleton ranks 23,627 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,255 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 416 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mapleton
At the 25th national percentile, Mapleton rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Mapleton (70.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Mapleton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 278 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mapleton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mapleton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.