Knoxville, PA
Knoxville, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Knoxville's 396 buildings earn a 46th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Knoxville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where Knoxville's buildings actually sit
53.5% of Knoxville's 396 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 212 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 46.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Knoxville ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Knoxville ranks higher (74th percentile) than it does nationally (46th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Knoxville ranks 17,126 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,308 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 529 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
Knoxville's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Knoxville
With 53.5% of Knoxville 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 Knoxville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 396 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Knoxville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Knoxville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.