Malvern, PA
Malvern wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Malvern lands at the 14th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 972 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Malvern at the 13th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Malvern's building exposure, zone by zone
47.5% of Malvern's 972 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 33.9% Direct and 18.6% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Malvern against the rest of the country
Malvern's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (14th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (14th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Malvern ranks 27,054 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,137 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,724 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Malvern
At the 14th national percentile, Malvern rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Malvern
Malvern's 47.5% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 972 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Malvern. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Malvern, see the exposure-zones guide.