Albrightsville, PA
How exposed is Albrightsville to wildfire?
Albrightsville sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 143 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Albrightsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Albrightsville's buildings actually sit
143 buildings are counted in Albrightsville, and 100% 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.
Albrightsville against the rest of the country
Compare Albrightsville's two percentiles: 99th within Pennsylvania, only 65th nationally — a gap of 34 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Albrightsville ranks 11,168 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,176 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 25 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 65th percentile nationally, Albrightsville carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Albrightsville's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Albrightsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 143 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Albrightsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Albrightsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.