Rushville, OH
Rushville wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Rushville at the 28th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 181 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Rushville at the 29th percentile, close to its 28th-percentile risk score.
Where Rushville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Rushville: 75.7% of its 181 buildings, versus 24.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Rushville against the rest of the country
Compare Rushville's two percentiles: 63rd within Ohio, only 28th nationally — a gap of 34 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rushville ranks 22,544 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,591 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 472 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rushville
At the 28th national percentile, Rushville rates moderate 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Rushville (75.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Rushville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rushville's 22,544-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rushville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.