Borden, IN
How exposed is Borden to wildfire?
Borden's 525 buildings earn a 21st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Borden's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
Where Borden's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Borden: 66.3% of its 525 buildings, versus 33.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Borden compares
Within Indiana, Borden ranks higher (82nd percentile) than it does nationally (21st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Borden ranks 25,048 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,936 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 175 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Borden and the insurance market
Borden's moderate rating (21st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Borden
Because Direct exposure dominates in Borden (66.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 525 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Borden. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Borden, see the exposure-zones guide.