Cochranton, PA
Cochranton, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Cochranton at the 32nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 639 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cochranton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Cochranton's buildings actually sit
70.6% of Cochranton's 639 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 29.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Cochranton compares
Cochranton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (32nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cochranton ranks 21,378 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,346 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,135 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Cochranton and the insurance market
Cochranton's moderate rating (32nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Cochranton (70.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Cochranton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 639 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cochranton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cochranton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.