Sleepy Hollow, IL
Sleepy Hollow wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Sleepy Hollow at the 21st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,181 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sleepy Hollow's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Sleepy Hollow's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Sleepy Hollow's buildings (87% of 1,181) 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.
Where Sleepy Hollow ranks
Within Illinois, Sleepy Hollow ranks higher (63rd percentile) than it does nationally (21st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sleepy Hollow ranks 24,986 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,758 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 536 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Sleepy Hollow and the insurance market
At the 21st national percentile, Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow
With 87% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Sleepy Hollow gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Sleepy Hollow's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,181 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sleepy Hollow. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sleepy Hollow's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.