St. Leon, IN
St. Leon, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts St. Leon at the 18th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 619 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, St. Leon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Where St. Leon's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 77.7% of St. Leon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 20.4% Indirect share and far above its 1.9% Minimal share — a profile where 481 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How St. Leon compares
St. Leon's 75th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 18th 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, St. Leon ranks 25,838 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,572 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 247 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in St. Leon
At the 18th national percentile, St. Leon rates low 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 St. Leon
St. Leon's 77.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where St. Leon's figures come from
St. Leon's 18th-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 St. Leon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.