New Trenton, IN
New Trenton, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts New Trenton at the 23rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 173 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts New Trenton at the 24th percentile, close to its 23rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
173 buildings are counted in New Trenton, and 52% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 48% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
New Trenton against the rest of the country
Within Indiana, New Trenton ranks higher (88th percentile) than it does nationally (23rd) — 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 Trenton ranks 24,323 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,892 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 114 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
At the 23rd national percentile, New Trenton rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in New Trenton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in New Trenton (52% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where New Trenton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 173 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Trenton. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Trenton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.