Corydon, IA
Corydon wildfire risk explained
Corydon's 1,097 buildings earn a 68th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Corydon at the 69th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Corydon's buildings actually sit
Most of Corydon's buildings (73.8% of 1,097) 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.
Corydon against the rest of the country
Compare Corydon's two percentiles: 92nd within Iowa, only 68th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Corydon ranks 10,147 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,296 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 87 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Corydon
At the 68th percentile nationally, Corydon carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Corydon
Corydon's 73.8% 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 Corydon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Corydon's 10,147-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Corydon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.