Hanover, OH
Hanover, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hanover sits at the 36th 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 628 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 Hanover at the 37th percentile, close to its 36th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
628 buildings are counted in Hanover, and 62.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Hanover against the rest of the country
Hanover's 77th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 36th 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, Hanover ranks 20,338 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,472 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 284 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Hanover and the insurance market
At the 36th national percentile, Hanover rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hanover (62.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hanover's figures come from
Hanover's 36th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hanover's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.