New Pekin, IN
New Pekin, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Pekin sits at the 20th 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 762 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Pekin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Where New Pekin's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 58.1% of New Pekin's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 443 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How New Pekin compares
Within Indiana, New Pekin ranks higher (79th percentile) than it does nationally (20th) — 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 Pekin ranks 25,364 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,993 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 210 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
New Pekin and the insurance market
New Pekin's low rating (20th 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
With 58.1% of New Pekin 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
New Pekin's 20th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Pekin, see the exposure-zones guide.