West Baden Springs, IN
West Baden Springs, IN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
West Baden Springs sits at the 22nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 378 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 West Baden Springs at the 23rd percentile, close to its 22nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
378 buildings are counted in West Baden Springs, and 63.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How West Baden Springs compares
Within Indiana, West Baden Springs ranks higher (87th percentile) than it does nationally (22nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Baden Springs ranks 24,515 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,685 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 133 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Baden Springs
West Baden Springs's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in West Baden Springs (63.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where West Baden Springs's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind West Baden Springs's 24,515-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Baden Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.