Bedford Heights, OH
How exposed is Bedford Heights to wildfire?
Bedford Heights sits at the 25th 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 4,402 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bedford Heights's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Bedford Heights's building exposure, zone by zone
92.7% of Bedford Heights's 4,402 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Bedford Heights compares
Bedford Heights's 57th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 25th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bedford Heights ranks 23,647 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,881 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 539 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bedford Heights
Bedford Heights's moderate rating (25th 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 Bedford Heights
Bedford Heights's 92.7% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Bedford Heights's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bedford Heights's 23,647-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bedford Heights's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.