New Bloomington, OH
New Bloomington wildfire risk explained
USFS scores New Bloomington at the 11th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 301 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Bloomington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 11th percentile nationally.
Where New Bloomington's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in New Bloomington (87% of 301 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 13% sit in the Direct zone.
Where New Bloomington ranks
New Bloomington's 33rd-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 11th 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, New Bloomington ranks 28,220 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,611 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 854 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
New Bloomington's low rating (11th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 87% of New Bloomington'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 New Bloomington's figures come from
New Bloomington's 11th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Bloomington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.