Mulkeytown, IL
How exposed is Mulkeytown to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Mulkeytown at the 21st national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 156 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mulkeytown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Mulkeytown's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 51.9% of Mulkeytown's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 48.1% Minimal share — a profile where 81 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Mulkeytown compares
Mulkeytown's 63rd-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 21st 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, Mulkeytown ranks 24,985 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,608 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 535 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mulkeytown
At the 21st national percentile, Mulkeytown rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mulkeytown (51.9%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 156 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mulkeytown. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mulkeytown, see the exposure-zones guide.