Alton, IN
How exposed is Alton to wildfire?
Alton sits at the 25th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 116 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Alton's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Alton: 76.7% of its 116 buildings, versus 19.8% Indirect and 3.5% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Alton ranks
Compare Alton's two percentiles: 91st within Indiana, only 25th nationally — a gap of 66 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alton ranks 23,661 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,354 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 91 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alton
Alton's moderate wildfire rating (25th 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 Alton
With 76.7% of Alton in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Alton's figures come from
Alton's 25th-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 Alton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.