Allensville, PA
Allensville wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Allensville at the 56th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 387 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Allensville at the 54th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Allensville's buildings (51.2%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Allensville ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Allensville ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (56th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Allensville ranks 13,742 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,472 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 146 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 56th national percentile, Allensville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 51.2% of Allensville's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Allensville's figures come from
Allensville's 56th-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 Allensville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.