McConnellstown, PA
McConnellstown, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, McConnellstown lands at the 48th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 705 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts McConnellstown at the 48th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
Where McConnellstown's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in McConnellstown: 73.8% of its 705 buildings, versus 26.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where McConnellstown ranks
McConnellstown's 79th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 48th 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, McConnellstown ranks 16,275 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,605 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 422 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
McConnellstown's elevated wildfire rating (48th 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
With 73.8% of McConnellstown 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 McConnellstown's figures come from
McConnellstown's 48th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what McConnellstown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.