Avis, PA
How exposed is Avis to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Avis lands at the 38th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 787 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Avis's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Where Avis's buildings actually sit
82.6% of Avis's 787 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 17.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Avis ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Avis ranks higher (58th percentile) than it does nationally (38th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Avis ranks 19,455 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,751 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 829 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Avis
Avis's moderate rating (38th 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
Avis's 82.6% 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Avis's 19,455-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Avis, see the exposure-zones guide.