Ringwood, IL
How exposed is Ringwood to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ringwood lands at the 29th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 575 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ringwood at the 29th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 59.3% of Ringwood's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 40.2% Indirect share and far above its 0.5% Minimal share — a profile where 341 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Ringwood compares
Within Illinois, Ringwood ranks higher (77th percentile) than it does nationally (29th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ringwood ranks 22,494 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,172 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 327 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ringwood
Ringwood's moderate rating (29th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 59.3% of Ringwood 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.
Where Ringwood's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 575 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ringwood. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ringwood's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.