Bentonville, OH
Bentonville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bentonville lands at the 40th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 301 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 Bentonville at the 43rd percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
Where Bentonville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 77.4% of Bentonville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 22.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 233 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Bentonville against the rest of the country
Compare Bentonville's two percentiles: 88th within Ohio, only 40th nationally — a gap of 48 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bentonville ranks 18,791 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,610 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 150 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 40th national percentile, Bentonville 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 Bentonville (77.4%), 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 301 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bentonville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bentonville, see the exposure-zones guide.