Batesville, OH
Batesville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Batesville lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 78 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Batesville at the 46th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
Where Batesville's buildings actually sit
100% of Batesville's 78 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 78 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Batesville ranks
Within Ohio, Batesville ranks higher (96th percentile) than it does nationally (44th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Batesville ranks 17,624 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,980 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 56 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Batesville
At the 44th national percentile, Batesville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Batesville (100%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 78 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Batesville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Batesville, see the exposure-zones guide.