New Albin, IA
New Albin wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, New Albin lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 391 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Albin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where New Albin's buildings actually sit
96.7% of New Albin's 391 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 3.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How New Albin compares
Within Iowa, New Albin ranks higher (61st percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Albin ranks 17,297 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,390 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 392 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
New Albin's elevated rating (45th 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 New Albin
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in New Albin (96.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Albin's 17,297-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond New Albin, see the exposure-zones guide.