Wilton, AL
Wilton, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Wilton sits at the 72nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 366 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wilton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
366 buildings are counted in Wilton, and 90.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Wilton compares
Wilton's 72nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 51st ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 21 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wilton ranks 8,780 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,936 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 288 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wilton
At the 72nd percentile nationally, Wilton carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Wilton's 90.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Wilton's 72nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wilton, see the exposure-zones guide.