Glen Lyon, PA
Glen Lyon wildfire risk explained
Glen Lyon's 755 buildings earn a 60th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Glen Lyon at the 59th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Glen Lyon's buildings actually sit
755 buildings are counted in Glen Lyon, and 73.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 26.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Glen Lyon compares
Glen Lyon's 96th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 60th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glen Lyon ranks 12,648 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,069 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 77 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Glen Lyon
Glen Lyon's elevated rating (60th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glen Lyon (73.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Glen Lyon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Glen Lyon's 12,648-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glen Lyon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.