Archbold, OH
Archbold, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Archbold sits at the 1st 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 2,238 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Archbold at the 2nd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
93.8% of Archbold's 2,238 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 6.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Archbold against the rest of the country
Archbold's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (9th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (1st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Archbold ranks 31,086 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,843 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,152 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Archbold and the insurance market
Archbold's low rating (1st 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 Archbold
Even with 93.8% of Archbold 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 Archbold's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Archbold's 31,086-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Archbold's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.