Gilboa, OH
Gilboa wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gilboa lands at the 1st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 128 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gilboa's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 1st percentile nationally.
Where Gilboa's buildings actually sit
Most of Gilboa's buildings (92.2% of 128) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Gilboa ranks
There's little gap between Gilboa's 1st national percentile and its 4th percentile inside Ohio, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gilboa ranks 31,315 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,812 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,218 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gilboa
Gilboa's low wildfire rating (1st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Gilboa
With 92.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Gilboa gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Gilboa's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 128 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gilboa. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gilboa's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.