Davidsville, PA
Davidsville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Davidsville lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 679 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Davidsville at the 43rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Davidsville's buildings actually sit
57.9% of Davidsville's 679 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 393 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 42.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Davidsville against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Davidsville ranks higher (68th percentile) than it does nationally (43rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Davidsville ranks 18,103 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,877 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 629 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Davidsville and the insurance market
Davidsville's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Davidsville (57.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Davidsville's figures come from
Davidsville's 43rd-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 Davidsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.