Taylor, WI
Taylor, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Taylor at the 21st national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 296 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Taylor's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Taylor's building exposure, zone by zone
44.6% of Taylor's 296 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 22.3% Direct and 33.1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Taylor ranks
Taylor scores 21st nationally and 33rd 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, Taylor ranks 24,980 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,748 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 540 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Taylor and the insurance market
At the 21st national percentile, Taylor 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
Taylor's 44.6% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 296 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Taylor. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Taylor, see the exposure-zones guide.