Menominee, IL
How exposed is Menominee to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Menominee lands at the 30th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 201 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Menominee's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 32nd percentile nationally.
Menominee's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 76.1% of Menominee's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 23.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 153 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Menominee compares
Menominee's 80th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 30th 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, Menominee ranks 21,959 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,794 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 287 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
Menominee's moderate wildfire rating (30th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Menominee
Because Direct exposure dominates in Menominee (76.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Menominee's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Menominee's 21,959-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Menominee's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.