Guys Mills, PA
Guys Mills, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Guys Mills at the 40th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 129 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Guys Mills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Where Guys Mills's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 99.2% of Guys Mills's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 128 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Guys Mills compares
Guys Mills's 64th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 40th 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, Guys Mills ranks 18,825 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,770 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 722 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
Guys Mills's elevated rating (40th 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 Guys Mills
Because Direct exposure dominates in Guys Mills (99.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 129 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Guys Mills. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Guys Mills, see the exposure-zones guide.