Auburn, PA
Auburn wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Auburn lands at the 48th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 438 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Auburn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Auburn (70.6% of 438 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Auburn ranks
Compare Auburn's two percentiles: 79th within Pennsylvania, only 48th nationally — a gap of 31 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Auburn ranks 16,273 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,508 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 420 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
Auburn's elevated wildfire rating (48th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Auburn
Auburn's 70.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Auburn's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Auburn's 16,273-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Auburn's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.