Gouldsboro, PA
Gouldsboro wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gouldsboro lands at the 47th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 653 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gouldsboro's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
94.2% of Gouldsboro's 653 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 615 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 5.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.2% are Minimal.
Gouldsboro against the rest of the country
Gouldsboro's 76th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 47th 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, Gouldsboro ranks 16,743 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,168 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 482 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
Gouldsboro's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Gouldsboro
With 94.2% of Gouldsboro in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Gouldsboro's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gouldsboro's 16,743-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gouldsboro's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.