Lowell, OH
How exposed is Lowell to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lowell lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 380 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lowell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Lowell's building exposure, zone by zone
380 buildings are counted in Lowell, and 92.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 6.8% in Direct exposure or the 0.3% rated Minimal.
Where Lowell ranks
Lowell's 91st-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 41st 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, Lowell ranks 18,508 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,653 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 115 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lowell
At the 41st national percentile, Lowell rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Lowell (92.9% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lowell's 18,508-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Lowell, see the exposure-zones guide.