New Marion, IN
New Marion wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts New Marion at the 19th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 86 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Marion's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
Where New Marion's buildings actually sit
86 buildings are counted in New Marion, and 54.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
New Marion against the rest of the country
New Marion's 77th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 19th 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, New Marion ranks 25,427 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,644 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 219 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
New Marion's low wildfire rating (19th 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 New Marion
Because Direct exposure dominates in New Marion (54.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Marion's figures come from
New Marion's 19th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Marion's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.