Woodson, IL
Woodson, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Woodson at the 5th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 317 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 5th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Woodson rates 94% Minimal exposure against just 6% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 317 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Woodson ranks
Woodson's 27th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 5th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodson ranks 30,036 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,175 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 1,060 of 1,445 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Illinois on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Woodson's low wildfire rating (5th 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 Woodson
With 94% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Woodson gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Woodson's figures come from
Woodson's 5th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodson's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.