Grandview, IN
Grandview, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Grandview sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 462 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Grandview at the 18th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
53.5% of Grandview's 462 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 247 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 3.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 42.9% are Minimal.
Grandview against the rest of the country
Grandview's 73rd-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 17th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Grandview ranks 26,023 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,025 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 261 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Grandview and the insurance market
Grandview's low wildfire rating (17th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Grandview
Because Direct exposure dominates in Grandview (53.5%), 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 462 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Grandview. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Grandview, see the exposure-zones guide.