Conestoga, PA
Conestoga wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Conestoga lands at the 9th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 662 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Conestoga's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
662 buildings are counted in Conestoga, and 95% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Conestoga compares
Conestoga scores 9th nationally and 7th 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, Conestoga ranks 28,568 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,040 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,846 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
Conestoga's low rating (9th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Conestoga
With 95% of Conestoga 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.
Where Conestoga's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Conestoga's 28,568-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Conestoga's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.