Matamoras (New Matamoras), OH
Matamoras (New Matamoras) wildfire risk explained
Matamoras (New Matamoras) sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 466 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Matamoras (New Matamoras)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Matamoras (New Matamoras)'s building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 75.1% of Matamoras (New Matamoras)'s 466 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 24.7% Direct and 0.2% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Matamoras (New Matamoras) against the rest of the country
Matamoras (New Matamoras)'s 93rd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 42nd 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, Matamoras (New Matamoras) ranks 18,229 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,967 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 89 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 42nd national percentile, Matamoras (New Matamoras) rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Matamoras (New Matamoras) (75.1% 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 466 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Matamoras (New Matamoras). For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Matamoras (New Matamoras), see the exposure-zones guide.