Rayland, OH
Rayland wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Rayland at the 39th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 234 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rayland's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
Rayland's building exposure, zone by zone
234 buildings are counted in Rayland, and 76.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 23.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Rayland ranks
Within Ohio, Rayland ranks higher (84th percentile) than it does nationally (39th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rayland ranks 19,353 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,681 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 201 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rayland
Rayland's moderate rating (39th 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 Rayland
Because 76.9% of Rayland's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Rayland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 234 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rayland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rayland's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.