Hunter, OH
Hunter, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hunter sits at the 17th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,474 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 Hunter at the 19th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
Where Hunter's buildings actually sit
Of Hunter's 1,474 counted buildings, 61.7% carry Direct exposure and only 38.3% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Hunter against the rest of the country
Hunter's 46th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 17th 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, Hunter ranks 26,138 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,290 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 681 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
At the 17th national percentile, Hunter rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Hunter
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hunter (61.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hunter's figures come from
Hunter's 17th-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 Hunter's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.