Hopedale, OH
Hopedale, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hopedale's 603 buildings earn a 42nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hopedale at the 43rd percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Hopedale's building exposure, zone by zone
603 buildings are counted in Hopedale, and 51.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 48.4% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Hopedale compares
Hopedale's 92nd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 42nd 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, Hopedale ranks 18,314 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,803 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 97 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
Hopedale's elevated rating (42nd 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 Hopedale
Hopedale's 51.6% 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.
Where Hopedale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 603 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hopedale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hopedale's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.