Sharon, WI
How exposed is Sharon to wildfire?
Sharon sits at the 2nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 751 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sharon at the 2nd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sharon's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 64.2% of Sharon's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 35.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Sharon ranks
Sharon scores 2nd nationally and 0th within Wisconsin — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sharon ranks 30,843 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,118 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 808 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Sharon's low rating (2nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Sharon's 64.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Sharon's figures come from
Sharon's 2nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sharon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.