Millhousen, IN
Millhousen wildfire risk explained
Millhousen sits at the 10th 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 162 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Millhousen at the 10th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Millhousen's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 69.8% of Millhousen's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 30.3% Minimal share — a profile where 113 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Millhousen compares
Within Indiana, Millhousen ranks higher (55th percentile) than it does nationally (10th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millhousen ranks 28,488 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,330 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 439 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Millhousen
At the 10th national percentile, Millhousen rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 69.8% of Millhousen 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 162 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Millhousen. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Millhousen, see the exposure-zones guide.