Unity, IL
Unity, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Unity at the 44th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 103 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Unity's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Unity's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Unity: 62.1% of its 103 buildings, versus 37.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Unity compares
Within Illinois, Unity ranks higher (96th percentile) than it does nationally (44th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Unity ranks 17,771 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,884 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 67 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Unity and the insurance market
Unity's elevated rating (44th 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 62.1% of Unity in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Unity's figures come from
Unity's 44th-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 Unity's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.