McAdoo, PA
McAdoo, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, McAdoo lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 973 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McAdoo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Where McAdoo's buildings actually sit
973 buildings are counted in McAdoo, and 97.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 2.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
McAdoo against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, McAdoo ranks higher (87th percentile) than it does nationally (53rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McAdoo ranks 14,950 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,124 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 261 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McAdoo
McAdoo's elevated wildfire rating (53rd 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 McAdoo
McAdoo's 97.7% 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.
Where McAdoo's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind McAdoo's 14,950-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what McAdoo's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.