West Rushville, OH
West Rushville wildfire risk explained
West Rushville sits at the 23rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 92 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Rushville at the 24th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
92 buildings are counted in West Rushville, and 78.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where West Rushville ranks
West Rushville's 55th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 23rd 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, West Rushville ranks 24,435 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,422 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 576 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
West Rushville and the insurance market
West Rushville's moderate rating (23rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 78.3% of West Rushville 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 West Rushville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 92 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for West Rushville. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Rushville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.