Zeigler, IL
Zeigler, IL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Zeigler's 1,009 buildings earn a 19th-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, Zeigler's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Where Zeigler's buildings actually sit
Zeigler rates 62% Minimal exposure against just 9.8% Direct and 28.2% Indirect — of 1,009 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Zeigler against the rest of the country
Zeigler's 59th-percentile standing inside Illinois outpaces its 19th 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, Zeigler ranks 25,614 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,867 by building count (1 is largest). Within Illinois alone, it ranks 588 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
At the 19th national percentile, Zeigler rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Zeigler's 62% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Zeigler's figures come from
Zeigler's 19th-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 Zeigler's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.