Norris City, IL
How exposed is Norris City to wildfire?
Norris City's 882 buildings earn a 21st-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 Norris City at the 23rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Norris City's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 42.7% of Norris City's 882 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 23.1% Direct and 34.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Norris City ranks
Norris City's 64th-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, Norris City ranks 24,794 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,885 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 515 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Norris City
Norris City's moderate wildfire rating (21st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Norris City (42.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Norris City's figures come from
Norris City's 21st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Norris City's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.