Northbrook, OH
Northbrook wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Northbrook at the 11th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 3,803 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Northbrook's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Northbrook's buildings actually sit
81.3% of Northbrook's 3,803 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 11.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Northbrook ranks
Within Ohio, Northbrook ranks higher (34th percentile) than it does nationally (11th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Northbrook ranks 28,095 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,418 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 840 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Northbrook
At the 11th national percentile, Northbrook rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 81.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Northbrook gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Northbrook's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Northbrook's 28,095-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Northbrook's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.