Ripley, OH
Ripley, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ripley's 1,154 buildings earn a 30th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ripley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
69.2% of Ripley's 1,154 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 28.3% Direct and 2.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Ripley ranks
Within Ohio, Ripley ranks higher (67th percentile) than it does nationally (30th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ripley ranks 21,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,925 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 423 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ripley
Ripley's moderate wildfire rating (30th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Ripley's 69.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Ripley's 30th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ripley, see the exposure-zones guide.