Walshville, IL
Walshville, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Walshville at the 18th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 68 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Walshville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
Where Walshville's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Walshville (51.5% of 68 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 48.5% sit in the Direct zone.
How Walshville compares
Within Illinois, Walshville ranks higher (58th percentile) than it does nationally (18th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Walshville ranks 25,900 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,344 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 606 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Walshville
Walshville's low wildfire rating (18th 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.
Hardening a home in Walshville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Walshville (51.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 68 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Walshville. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Walshville, see the exposure-zones guide.