Williston, OH
Williston, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Williston's 276 buildings earn a 2nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Williston at the 2nd percentile, close to its 2nd-percentile risk score.
Where Williston's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 91.3% of Williston's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 8.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Williston compares
Williston's risk sits at a similar level relative to Ohio (15th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (2nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williston ranks 30,809 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,329 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,079 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Williston
Williston's low rating (2nd 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 91.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Williston gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Williston's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 276 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Williston. The exposure-zones guide covers what Williston's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.