Berlin Heights, OH
Berlin Heights, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Berlin Heights lands at the 25th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 501 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Berlin Heights's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Where Berlin Heights's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 77.8% of Berlin Heights's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 21.6% Indirect share and far above its 0.6% Minimal share — a profile where 390 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Berlin Heights ranks
Within Ohio, Berlin Heights ranks higher (57th percentile) than it does nationally (25th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Berlin Heights ranks 23,705 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,342 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 542 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Berlin Heights and the insurance market
Berlin 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Berlin Heights (77.8%), 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
Berlin Heights's 25th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Berlin Heights, see the exposure-zones guide.