Mapleton, PA
Mapleton, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Mapleton at the 57th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 240 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mapleton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
240 buildings are counted in Mapleton, and 82.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 17.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Mapleton compares
Within Pennsylvania, Mapleton ranks higher (93rd percentile) than it does nationally (57th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mapleton ranks 13,626 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,481 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 135 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
Mapleton'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 Mapleton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Mapleton (82.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Mapleton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mapleton's 13,626-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mapleton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.