Edwardsville, PA
Edwardsville, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Edwardsville's 1,615 buildings earn a 45th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Edwardsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Edwardsville's buildings actually sit
80.4% of Edwardsville's 1,615 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 2.7% Direct and 16.9% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Edwardsville compares
Within Pennsylvania, Edwardsville ranks higher (72nd percentile) than it does nationally (45th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edwardsville ranks 17,407 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,713 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 556 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Edwardsville
Edwardsville's elevated wildfire rating (45th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Edwardsville's 80.4% 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 Edwardsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,615 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Edwardsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Edwardsville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.