Hiram, OH
Hiram wildfire risk explained
Hiram's 265 buildings earn a 35th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hiram's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 37th percentile nationally.
Where Hiram's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Hiram: 50.9% of its 265 buildings, versus 49.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Hiram against the rest of the country
Hiram's 76th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 35th 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, Hiram ranks 20,493 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,675 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 301 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hiram
Hiram's moderate wildfire rating (35th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Hiram's 50.9% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Hiram's figures come from
Hiram's 35th-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 Hiram's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.