Clintonville, PA
How exposed is Clintonville to wildfire?
Clintonville sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 326 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Clintonville at the 43rd percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Clintonville (52.8% of 326 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 47.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Clintonville ranks
Clintonville's 67th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 42nd national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clintonville ranks 18,287 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,932 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 656 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Clintonville and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Clintonville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Clintonville's 52.8% 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 Clintonville's figures come from
Clintonville's 42nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clintonville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.