Ben Avon Heights, PA
Ben Avon Heights wildfire risk explained
Ben Avon Heights sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 180 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ben Avon Heights's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
Where Ben Avon Heights's buildings actually sit
180 buildings are counted in Ben Avon Heights, and 57.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 42.8% rated Minimal.
Ben Avon Heights against the rest of the country
Ben Avon Heights's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (37th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (29th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ben Avon Heights ranks 22,325 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,647 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,260 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ben Avon Heights
Ben Avon Heights's moderate rating (29th 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
With 57.2% of Ben Avon Heights in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 180 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ben Avon Heights. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ben Avon Heights, see the exposure-zones guide.