Byesville, OH
How exposed is Byesville to wildfire?
Byesville sits at the 38th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,358 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Byesville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
Where Byesville's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 88% of Byesville's 1,358 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 12% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Byesville ranks
Byesville's 83rd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 38th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Byesville ranks 19,577 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,795 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 215 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
Byesville's moderate rating (38th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Byesville's 88% 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 Byesville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Byesville's 19,577-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Byesville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.