West Unity, OH
How exposed is West Unity to wildfire?
West Unity's 1,060 buildings earn a 1st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Unity's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 1st percentile nationally.
Where West Unity's buildings actually sit
Most of West Unity's buildings (87.5% of 1,060) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
West Unity against the rest of the country
West Unity's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (8th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (1st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Unity ranks 31,127 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,524 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,174 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Unity
West Unity's low rating (1st 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
West Unity's 87.5% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where West Unity's figures come from
West Unity's 1st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what West Unity's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.