Coudersport, PA
How exposed is Coudersport to wildfire?
Coudersport sits at the 26th 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 1,440 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Coudersport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Coudersport's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 55.2% of Coudersport's 1,440 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 44.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Coudersport ranks
Coudersport's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (30th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (26th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Coudersport ranks 23,431 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,432 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,391 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Coudersport and the insurance market
Coudersport's moderate rating (26th 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 Coudersport
Coudersport's 55.2% 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 Coudersport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,440 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Coudersport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Coudersport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.