Canonsburg, PA
Canonsburg, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Canonsburg at the 28th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 3,922 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Canonsburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
Where Canonsburg's buildings actually sit
50.6% of Canonsburg's 3,922 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 5.9% Direct and 43.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Canonsburg against the rest of the country
Canonsburg scores 28th nationally and 34th 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, Canonsburg ranks 22,766 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,314 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,314 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
Canonsburg's moderate wildfire rating (28th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Canonsburg's 50.6% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,922 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Canonsburg. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Canonsburg, see the exposure-zones guide.