Milan, OH
Milan wildfire risk explained
Milan's 780 buildings earn a 27th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Milan's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Milan (75.1% of 780 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 24.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Milan against the rest of the country
Milan's 60th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 27th 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, Milan ranks 23,011 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,817 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 506 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Milan
Milan's moderate rating (27th 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 75.1% of Milan's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Milan's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 780 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Milan. The exposure-zones guide covers what Milan's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.