Graceton, PA
Graceton wildfire risk explained
Graceton's 135 buildings earn a 43rd-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Graceton at the 42nd percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
Where Graceton's buildings actually sit
66.7% of Graceton's 135 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 33.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Graceton against the rest of the country
Graceton's 69th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 43rd 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, Graceton ranks 18,005 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,514 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 621 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Graceton
At the 43rd national percentile, Graceton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Graceton (66.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Graceton's figures come from
Graceton's 43rd-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 Graceton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.