Sciotodale, OH
How exposed is Sciotodale to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sciotodale lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 666 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sciotodale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Where Sciotodale's buildings actually sit
666 buildings are counted in Sciotodale, and 68.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 31.5% rated Minimal.
Where Sciotodale ranks
Sciotodale's 98th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 52nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sciotodale ranks 15,233 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,004 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 28 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Sciotodale and the insurance market
Sciotodale's elevated wildfire rating (52nd 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
Sciotodale's 68.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Sciotodale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 666 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sciotodale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sciotodale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.