Northgate, OH
Northgate, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Northgate sits at the 12th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,067 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Northgate at the 13th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Northgate (71.2% of 3,067 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 25.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Northgate ranks
Northgate's 37th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 12th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Northgate ranks 27,714 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,332 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 802 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Northgate
At the 12th national percentile, Northgate rates low 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 Northgate
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Northgate (71.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,067 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Northgate. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Northgate, see the exposure-zones guide.