New Boston, IL
New Boston, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Boston's 557 buildings earn a 49th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Boston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 79% of New Boston's 557 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 9.2% Direct and 11.9% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How New Boston compares
New Boston's 98th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 49th 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, New Boston ranks 16,225 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,452 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 31 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Boston
New Boston's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in New Boston
Because 79% of New Boston'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 New Boston's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 557 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Boston. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Boston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.