Burton, OH
Burton, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Burton at the 36th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 811 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Burton at the 37th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Burton's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Burton (61% of 811 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 39% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Burton ranks
Within Ohio, Burton ranks higher (78th percentile) than it does nationally (36th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burton ranks 20,299 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,548 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 277 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 36th national percentile, Burton rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 61% of Burton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 811 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Burton, see the exposure-zones guide.