Mount Repose, OH
Mount Repose wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mount Repose lands at the 17th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,786 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mount Repose's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Where Mount Repose's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Mount Repose: 67.4% of its 1,786 buildings, versus 25.9% Indirect and 6.7% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Mount Repose compares
Compare Mount Repose's two percentiles: 47th within Ohio, only 17th nationally — a gap of 29 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mount Repose ranks 26,072 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,108 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 675 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 17th national percentile, Mount Repose rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Mount Repose
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mount Repose (67.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mount Repose's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,786 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mount Repose. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mount Repose's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.