Shannon, IL
Shannon, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Shannon's 578 buildings earn a 0th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shannon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 0th percentile nationally.
Shannon's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 94.8% of Shannon's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 5.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Shannon ranks
Shannon scores 0th nationally and 4th within Illinois — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shannon ranks 31,428 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,126 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,402 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
Shannon's low wildfire rating (0th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 94.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Shannon gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Shannon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Shannon's 31,428-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shannon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.