Argos, IN
Argos, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Argos at the 1st national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,016 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Argos's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 1st percentile nationally.
Where Argos's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 87.7% of Argos's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 12.3% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Argos against the rest of the country
Argos scores 1st nationally and 10th within Indiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Argos ranks 31,104 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,826 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 871 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Argos
Argos's low rating (1st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Argos's 87.7% 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 Argos's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,016 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Argos. The exposure-zones guide covers what Argos's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.