Dillonvale (Jefferson), OH
How exposed is Dillonvale (Jefferson) to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dillonvale (Jefferson) lands at the 40th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 474 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Dillonvale (Jefferson) at the 42nd percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
Where Dillonvale (Jefferson)'s buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Dillonvale (Jefferson) (90.5% of 474 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 9.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Dillonvale (Jefferson) ranks
Dillonvale (Jefferson)'s 88th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 40th 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, Dillonvale (Jefferson) ranks 18,792 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,818 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 151 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
Dillonvale (Jefferson)'s elevated rating (40th 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 Dillonvale (Jefferson)
Dillonvale (Jefferson)'s 90.5% 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.
More on how this number was built
Dillonvale (Jefferson)'s 40th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Dillonvale (Jefferson), see the exposure-zones guide.