Hopewell, PA
Hopewell, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hopewell sits at the 57th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 116 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hopewell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Where Hopewell's buildings actually sit
116 buildings are counted in Hopewell, and 86.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 13.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Hopewell ranks
Hopewell's 94th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 57th 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, Hopewell ranks 13,503 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,381 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 126 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
Hopewell's elevated rating (57th 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 Hopewell
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Hopewell (86.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Hopewell's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Hopewell, see the exposure-zones guide.