Sugarcreek, OH
Sugarcreek, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sugarcreek lands at the 32nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,499 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sugarcreek's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Where Sugarcreek's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 58.6% of Sugarcreek's 1,499 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 27% Direct and 14.4% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Sugarcreek compares
Compare Sugarcreek's two percentiles: 70th within Ohio, only 32nd nationally — a gap of 38 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sugarcreek ranks 21,471 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,175 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 382 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 32nd national percentile, Sugarcreek rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Sugarcreek
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Sugarcreek (58.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Sugarcreek's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,499 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sugarcreek. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sugarcreek's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.