Newton Falls, OH
Newton Falls, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Newton Falls at the 35th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,466 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Newton Falls's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Newton Falls's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Newton Falls (84.6% of 2,466 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 15.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Newton Falls ranks
Compare Newton Falls's two percentiles: 75th within Ohio, only 35th nationally — a gap of 41 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newton Falls ranks 20,648 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,364 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 315 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Newton Falls
At the 35th national percentile, Newton Falls rates moderate 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 Newton Falls
Because 84.6% of Newton Falls'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 Newton Falls's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,466 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newton Falls. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newton Falls's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.