Dryville, PA
Dryville, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dryville lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 285 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dryville at the 21st national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
72.6% of Dryville's 285 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 207 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 27.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Dryville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Dryville's 23rd national percentile and its 26th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dryville ranks 24,212 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,042 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,472 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
Dryville's moderate rating (23rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Dryville (72.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Dryville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Dryville's 24,212-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dryville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.