Vicksburg, IN
Vicksburg, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vicksburg lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 103 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Vicksburg at the 24th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Vicksburg's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Vicksburg's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 103 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Vicksburg compares
Vicksburg's 88th-percentile standing inside Indiana outpaces its 23rd 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, Vicksburg ranks 24,324 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,887 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 115 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Vicksburg and the insurance market
Vicksburg's moderate wildfire rating (23rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Vicksburg
With 100% of Vicksburg 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.
Where Vicksburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Vicksburg's 24,324-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Vicksburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.