Bryant, IN
Bryant wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Bryant at the 2nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 241 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bryant's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 2nd percentile nationally.
Bryant's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Bryant's buildings (86.3% of 241) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Bryant against the rest of the country
Bryant's risk sits at a similar level relative to Indiana (16th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (2nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bryant ranks 30,823 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,422 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 812 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bryant
Bryant's low rating (2nd 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 Bryant
Bryant's 86.3% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 241 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bryant. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Bryant, see the exposure-zones guide.