Olive Branch, IL
Olive Branch, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Olive Branch at the 37th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 732 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Olive Branch's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Olive Branch's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 57.4% of Olive Branch's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 37.3% Indirect share and far above its 5.3% Minimal share — a profile where 420 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Olive Branch against the rest of the country
Compare Olive Branch's two percentiles: 89th within Illinois, only 37th nationally — a gap of 52 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Olive Branch ranks 19,972 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,307 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 162 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Olive Branch
Olive Branch's moderate rating (37th 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 Olive Branch
Because Direct exposure dominates in Olive Branch (57.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Olive Branch's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 732 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Olive Branch. The exposure-zones guide covers what Olive Branch's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.