Homeacre-Lyndora, PA
How exposed is Homeacre-Lyndora to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Homeacre-Lyndora lands at the 29th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 3,410 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Homeacre-Lyndora at the 30th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Homeacre-Lyndora's buildings actually sit
3,410 buildings are counted in Homeacre-Lyndora, and 52.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 33.3% in Direct exposure or the 13.8% rated Minimal.
Where Homeacre-Lyndora ranks
Homeacre-Lyndora's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (36th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (29th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Homeacre-Lyndora ranks 22,357 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,903 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,266 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Homeacre-Lyndora
Homeacre-Lyndora's moderate rating (29th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Homeacre-Lyndora's 52.9% 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 Homeacre-Lyndora's figures come from
Homeacre-Lyndora's 29th-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 Homeacre-Lyndora's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.