Wren, OH
How exposed is Wren to wildfire?
USFS scores Wren at the 2nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 171 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wren at the 2nd national percentile — 0 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
88.3% of Wren's 171 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 11.7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Wren ranks
Wren scores 2nd nationally and 10th within Ohio — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wren ranks 31,063 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,997 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 1,149 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wren
Wren'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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 88.3% of Wren outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Wren's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wren's 31,063-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wren's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.