Carbon Hill, OH
Carbon Hill, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Carbon Hill sits at the 44th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 164 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Carbon Hill at the 44th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 51.2% of Carbon Hill's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 48.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 84 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Carbon Hill ranks
Carbon Hill's 95th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 44th 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, Carbon Hill ranks 17,721 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,263 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 62 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 44th national percentile, Carbon Hill rates elevated 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 Direct exposure dominates in Carbon Hill (51.2%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Carbon Hill's 17,721-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Carbon Hill, see the exposure-zones guide.