Sawyerville, IL
Sawyerville wildfire risk explained
Sawyerville sits at the 25th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 218 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sawyerville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Sawyerville's building exposure, zone by zone
218 buildings are counted in Sawyerville, and 56% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 44% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Sawyerville ranks
Sawyerville's 71st-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 25th 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, Sawyerville ranks 23,786 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,191 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 427 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Sawyerville and the insurance market
At the 25th national percentile, Sawyerville 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
Sawyerville's 56% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sawyerville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 218 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sawyerville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sawyerville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.