North City, IL
North City, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, North City lands at the 25th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 500 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where North City's buildings actually sit
Of North City's 500 counted buildings, 86% carry Direct exposure and only 14% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How North City compares
Compare North City's two percentiles: 71st within Illinois, only 25th nationally — a gap of 46 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North City ranks 23,628 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,350 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 417 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
At the 25th national percentile, North City 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
With 86% of North City in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 500 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North City. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond North City, see the exposure-zones guide.