Washington Park, IL
How exposed is Washington Park to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Washington Park at the 15th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,808 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Washington Park's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
Where Washington Park's buildings actually sit
Most of Washington Park's buildings (96.2% of 1,808) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Washington Park compares
Within Illinois, Washington Park ranks higher (54th percentile) than it does nationally (15th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Washington Park ranks 26,717 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,037 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 671 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Washington Park
Washington Park's low wildfire rating (15th 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 Washington Park
Washington Park's 96.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Washington Park's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,808 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Washington Park. The exposure-zones guide covers what Washington Park's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.