Lawrenceville, OH
How exposed is Lawrenceville to wildfire?
Lawrenceville 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 410 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 Lawrenceville at the 18th percentile, close to its 17th-percentile risk score.
Where Lawrenceville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 56.8% of Lawrenceville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 43.2% Minimal share — a profile where 233 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Lawrenceville compares
Within Ohio, Lawrenceville ranks higher (46th percentile) than it does nationally (17th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lawrenceville ranks 26,197 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,035 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 687 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Lawrenceville and the insurance market
Lawrenceville's low rating (17th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lawrenceville (56.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lawrenceville's figures come from
Lawrenceville'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 Lawrenceville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.