Wilson, OH
Wilson, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wilson lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 94 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wilson at the 49th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Wilson's buildings actually sit
Of Wilson's 94 counted buildings, 98.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Wilson ranks
Compare Wilson's two percentiles: 97th within Ohio, only 46th nationally — a gap of 51 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wilson ranks 16,967 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,331 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 38 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
Wilson's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 98.9% of Wilson 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.
More on how this number was built
Wilson's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wilson, see the exposure-zones guide.