Topeka, IN
Topeka, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Topeka sits at the 4th 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 718 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Topeka at the 4th percentile, close to its 4th-percentile risk score.
Where Topeka's buildings actually sit
91.8% of Topeka's 718 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 8.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Topeka ranks
Within Indiana, Topeka ranks higher (28th percentile) than it does nationally (4th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Topeka ranks 30,287 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,477 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 693 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Topeka
Topeka's low rating (4th 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 Topeka
Even with 91.8% of Topeka outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Topeka's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Topeka's 30,287-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Topeka's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.