Arona, PA
Arona, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Arona at the 34th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 225 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arona's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
52% of Arona's 225 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 117 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 48% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Arona ranks
Arona scores 34th nationally and 46th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arona ranks 20,966 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,961 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,070 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 34th national percentile, Arona rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Arona's 52% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 225 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arona. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Arona, see the exposure-zones guide.