Benton Ridge, OH
Benton Ridge wildfire risk explained
Benton Ridge's 243 buildings earn a 1st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Benton Ridge at the 1st percentile, close to its 1st-percentile risk score.
Where Benton Ridge's buildings actually sit
86.8% of Benton Ridge's 243 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 13.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Benton Ridge ranks
Benton Ridge's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (8th 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, Benton Ridge ranks 31,115 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,373 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,162 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Benton Ridge
At the 1st national percentile, Benton Ridge rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Benton Ridge
With 86.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Benton Ridge gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Benton Ridge's figures come from
Benton Ridge's 1st-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 Benton Ridge's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.