New Lebanon, IN
New Lebanon, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Lebanon sits at the 2nd 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 106 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks New Lebanon at the 2nd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 64.2% of New Lebanon's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 35.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
New Lebanon against the rest of the country
New Lebanon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Indiana (14th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (2nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Lebanon ranks 30,891 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,765 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 831 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Lebanon
New Lebanon's low rating (2nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 64.2% of New Lebanon outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Lebanon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Lebanon's 30,891-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Lebanon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.