West Point, IL
West Point wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts West Point at the 22nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 141 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Point at the 22nd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
94.3% of West Point's 141 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 5.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How West Point compares
Within Illinois, West Point ranks higher (65th percentile) than it does nationally (22nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Point ranks 24,700 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,243 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 509 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
West Point and the insurance market
At the 22nd national percentile, West Point rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 94.3% of West Point's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where West Point's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 141 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for West Point. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Point's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.