Riverside, IL
How exposed is Riverside to wildfire?
Riverside's 4,217 buildings earn a 39th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riverside's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Riverside's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Riverside's buildings (99.3% of 4,217) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Riverside compares
Riverside's 91st-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 39th 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, Riverside ranks 19,249 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,043 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 128 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Riverside
At the 39th national percentile, Riverside rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Riverside
Even with 99.3% of Riverside outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Riverside's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Riverside's 19,249-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Riverside's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.