Laurelton, PA
Laurelton, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Laurelton at the 38th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 165 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Laurelton at the 38th percentile, close to its 38th-percentile risk score.
Where Laurelton's buildings actually sit
90.3% of Laurelton's 165 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 149 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 9.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Laurelton against the rest of the country
Laurelton's 58th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 38th 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, Laurelton ranks 19,458 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,237 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 832 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Laurelton
Laurelton's moderate wildfire rating (38th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Laurelton (90.3%), 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
Laurelton's 38th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Laurelton, see the exposure-zones guide.