Connoquenessing, PA
Connoquenessing, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Connoquenessing sits at the 32nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 388 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Connoquenessing at the 33rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Connoquenessing's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 59.5% of Connoquenessing's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 40.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 231 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Connoquenessing against the rest of the country
Connoquenessing'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, Connoquenessing ranks 21,346 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,452 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,130 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Connoquenessing and the insurance market
At the 32nd national percentile, Connoquenessing rates moderate 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Connoquenessing (59.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Connoquenessing's 21,346-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Connoquenessing, see the exposure-zones guide.