Sorento, IL
How exposed is Sorento to wildfire?
Sorento's 385 buildings earn a 25th-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, Sorento's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Sorento (58.7% of 385 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 31.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Sorento ranks
Within Illinois, Sorento ranks higher (71st percentile) than it does nationally (25th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sorento ranks 23,756 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,519 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 426 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
Sorento's moderate rating (25th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Sorento (58.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Sorento's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 385 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sorento. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sorento's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.