Lake Milton, OH
How exposed is Lake Milton to wildfire?
Lake Milton sits at the 39th 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 673 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 Lake Milton at the 39th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
Lake Milton's building exposure, zone by zone
50.8% of Lake Milton's 673 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 342 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 34.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 14.4% are Minimal.
How Lake Milton compares
Lake Milton's 85th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 39th 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, Lake Milton ranks 19,295 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,943 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 198 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lake Milton
At the 39th national percentile, Lake Milton rates moderate 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 Lake Milton
With 50.8% of Lake Milton in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Lake Milton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 673 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lake Milton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lake Milton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.