New Franklin, OH
New Franklin, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts New Franklin at the 33rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 9,108 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts New Franklin at the 34th percentile, close to its 33rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 74.2% of New Franklin's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 18.1% Indirect share and far above its 7.7% Minimal share — a profile where 6,762 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 9,108 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where New Franklin ranks
Within Ohio, New Franklin ranks higher (72nd percentile) than it does nationally (33rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Franklin ranks 21,155 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,817 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 350 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Franklin
At the 33rd national percentile, New Franklin rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in New Franklin (74.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 9,108 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Franklin. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Franklin, see the exposure-zones guide.