Bowerston, OH
Bowerston, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Bowerston at the 42nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 233 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bowerston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Where Bowerston's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Bowerston (54.1% of 233 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 45.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Bowerston compares
Within Ohio, Bowerston ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (42nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bowerston ranks 18,228 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,709 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 88 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Bowerston and the insurance market
Bowerston's elevated rating (42nd 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 Bowerston
Bowerston's 54.1% 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 Bowerston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bowerston's 18,228-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bowerston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.