Conneaut Lakeshore, PA
Conneaut Lakeshore wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Conneaut Lakeshore at the 37th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 2,353 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Conneaut Lakeshore's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Conneaut Lakeshore's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Conneaut Lakeshore (67.5% of 2,353 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Conneaut Lakeshore compares
Conneaut Lakeshore's 55th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 37th 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, Conneaut Lakeshore ranks 19,804 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,603 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 888 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Conneaut Lakeshore and the insurance market
Conneaut Lakeshore's moderate wildfire rating (37th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 67.5% of Conneaut Lakeshore's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Conneaut Lakeshore's figures come from
Conneaut Lakeshore's 37th-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 Conneaut Lakeshore's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.