Jackson, OH
Jackson, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Jackson at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 3,591 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Jackson at the 51st national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Jackson's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Jackson (76.4% of 3,591 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 23.6% sit in the Direct zone.
How Jackson compares
Within Ohio, Jackson ranks higher (98th percentile) than it does nationally (49th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jackson ranks 16,180 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,662 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 32 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
Jackson's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Jackson (76.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,591 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Jackson. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Jackson, see the exposure-zones guide.