Cadiz, OH
How exposed is Cadiz to wildfire?
Cadiz's 2,187 buildings earn a 42nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cadiz at the 44th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Cadiz's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 53.6% of Cadiz's 2,187 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 46.3% Direct and 0.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Cadiz compares
Cadiz's 91st-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 42nd 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, Cadiz ranks 18,444 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,970 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 110 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cadiz
Cadiz'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 Cadiz
Cadiz's 53.6% 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 Cadiz's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,187 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cadiz. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cadiz's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.