Middleport, OH
Middleport, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Middleport lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,370 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Middleport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Where Middleport's buildings actually sit
1,370 buildings are counted in Middleport, and 83.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 16.1% in Direct exposure or the 0.2% rated Minimal.
Where Middleport ranks
Within Ohio, Middleport ranks higher (89th percentile) than it does nationally (41st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Middleport ranks 18,727 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,748 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 143 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Middleport
Middleport's elevated wildfire rating (41st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Middleport's 83.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Middleport's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Middleport's 18,727-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Middleport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.