Fredonia, PA
How exposed is Fredonia to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fredonia lands at the 35th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 329 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fredonia at the 36th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Fredonia's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Fredonia (68.1% of 329 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 31.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Fredonia compares
Fredonia scores 35th nationally and 49th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fredonia ranks 20,525 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,859 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,001 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
Fredonia's moderate rating (35th 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
Fredonia's 68.1% 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 Fredonia's figures come from
Fredonia's 35th-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 Fredonia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.