Wonewoc, WI
Wonewoc, WI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wonewoc at the 32nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 477 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wonewoc's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Wonewoc's buildings actually sit
477 buildings are counted in Wonewoc, and 68.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 31.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Wonewoc against the rest of the country
Within Wisconsin, Wonewoc ranks higher (69th percentile) than it does nationally (32nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wonewoc ranks 21,607 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,773 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wisconsin alone, it ranks 250 of 808 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wisconsin on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wonewoc
Wonewoc's moderate wildfire rating (32nd 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 Wonewoc
Wonewoc's 68.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wonewoc's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wonewoc's 21,607-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wonewoc's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.