Vienna, IL
Vienna wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vienna lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 847 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Vienna's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Vienna's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 64.2% of Vienna's 847 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 35.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Vienna ranks
Within Illinois, Vienna ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (49th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vienna ranks 16,160 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,189 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 30 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Vienna
Vienna's elevated wildfire rating (49th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Vienna (64.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Vienna's figures come from
Vienna's 49th-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 Vienna's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.