Rockbridge, OH
How exposed is Rockbridge to wildfire?
Rockbridge sits at the 41st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 140 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rockbridge at the 42nd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Rockbridge's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 61.4% of Rockbridge's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 38.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 86 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Rockbridge compares
Within Ohio, Rockbridge ranks higher (89th percentile) than it does nationally (41st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rockbridge ranks 18,699 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,294 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 139 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rockbridge
Rockbridge's elevated wildfire rating (41st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 61.4% of Rockbridge in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Rockbridge's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rockbridge's 18,699-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rockbridge's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.