Browns Crossing, IN
Browns Crossing wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Browns Crossing lands at the 10th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 232 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Browns Crossing's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
Where Browns Crossing's buildings actually sit
232 buildings are counted in Browns Crossing, and 62.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Browns Crossing compares
Compare Browns Crossing's two percentiles: 56th within Indiana, only 10th nationally — a gap of 46 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Browns Crossing ranks 28,328 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,732 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 421 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Browns Crossing
Browns Crossing's low rating (10th 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 Browns Crossing
With 62.1% of Browns Crossing 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 232 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Browns Crossing. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Browns Crossing, see the exposure-zones guide.