Ney, OH
Ney wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Ney at the 4th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 245 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ney's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 4th percentile nationally.
Ney's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 71.8% of Ney's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 28.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Ney ranks
Compare Ney's two percentiles: 20th within Ohio, only 4th nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ney ranks 30,396 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,308 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,012 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
Ney's low rating (4th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Ney
With 71.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Ney gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Ney's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 245 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ney. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ney's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.