West Middleton, IN
West Middleton wildfire risk explained
West Middleton's 210 buildings earn a 6th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Middleton at the 5th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
West Middleton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 57.1% of West Middleton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 42.9% Minimal share — a profile where 120 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
West Middleton against the rest of the country
Compare West Middleton's two percentiles: 39th within Indiana, only 6th nationally — a gap of 34 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Middleton ranks 29,750 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,473 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 591 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Middleton
West Middleton's low rating (6th 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 West Middleton
Because Direct exposure dominates in West Middleton (57.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
West Middleton's 6th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond West Middleton, see the exposure-zones guide.