Wyanet, IL
How exposed is Wyanet to wildfire?
Wyanet's 585 buildings earn a 9th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wyanet's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 9th percentile nationally.
Where Wyanet's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 88.4% of Wyanet's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 11.6% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Wyanet compares
Within Illinois, Wyanet ranks higher (40th percentile) than it does nationally (9th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wyanet ranks 28,801 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,031 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 874 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
Wyanet's low rating (9th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 88.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Wyanet gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Wyanet's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 585 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wyanet. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wyanet's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.