Athalia, OH
Athalia, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Athalia sits at the 61st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 200 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Athalia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Athalia's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 83.5% of Athalia's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 16.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 167 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Athalia against the rest of the country
Within Ohio, Athalia ranks higher (100th percentile) than it does nationally (61st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Athalia ranks 12,174 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,855 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Athalia and the insurance market
At the 61st percentile nationally, Athalia carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Athalia's 83.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Athalia's figures come from
Athalia's 61st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Athalia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.