Leavenworth, IN
Leavenworth, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Leavenworth lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 265 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Leavenworth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
Leavenworth's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Leavenworth: 79.6% of its 265 buildings, versus 15.5% Indirect and 4.9% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Leavenworth compares
Within Indiana, Leavenworth ranks higher (89th percentile) than it does nationally (23rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leavenworth ranks 24,171 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,665 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 111 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Leavenworth
Leavenworth's moderate wildfire rating (23rd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 79.6% of Leavenworth 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.
Where Leavenworth's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 265 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leavenworth. The exposure-zones guide covers what Leavenworth's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.