North Lawrence, OH
How exposed is North Lawrence to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Lawrence lands at the 20th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 223 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Lawrence's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 20th percentile nationally.
Where North Lawrence's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 55.2% of North Lawrence's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 44.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
North Lawrence against the rest of the country
Within Ohio, North Lawrence ranks higher (50th percentile) than it does nationally (20th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Lawrence ranks 25,255 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,025 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 628 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Lawrence
North Lawrence's low rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
North Lawrence's 55.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where North Lawrence's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 223 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Lawrence. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Lawrence's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.