Ohio City, OH
Ohio City wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ohio City lands at the 0th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 545 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ohio City at the 0th percentile, close to its 0th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Ohio City's buildings (94.9% of 545) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Ohio City ranks
Ohio City scores 0th nationally and 1st within Ohio — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ohio City ranks 31,472 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,643 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,254 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ohio City
At the 0th national percentile, Ohio City rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 94.9% of Ohio City outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ohio City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 545 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ohio City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ohio City's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.