Bellville, OH
Bellville wildfire risk explained
Bellville sits at the 33rd 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 1,103 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bellville at the 34th national percentile — 1 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
Indirect exposure is dominant in Bellville (65.7% of 1,103 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 34.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Bellville ranks
Within Ohio, Bellville ranks higher (72nd percentile) than it does nationally (33rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bellville ranks 21,184 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,264 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 351 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bellville
Bellville's moderate rating (33rd 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 Bellville
Bellville's 65.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bellville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bellville's 21,184-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bellville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.