Roselawn, IN
Roselawn wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Roselawn lands at the 29th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,024 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Roselawn at the 29th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Roselawn's buildings actually sit
2,024 buildings are counted in Roselawn, and 50.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 49.8% rated Minimal.
How Roselawn compares
Within Indiana, Roselawn ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (29th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Roselawn ranks 22,372 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,399 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 65 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
Roselawn's moderate rating (29th 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 Roselawn
Because Direct exposure dominates in Roselawn (50.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Roselawn's figures come from
Roselawn's 29th-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 Roselawn's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.