McEwensville, PA
McEwensville wildfire risk explained
McEwensville sits at the 11th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 166 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McEwensville at the 12th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where McEwensville's buildings actually sit
Most of McEwensville's buildings (86.1% of 166) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How McEwensville compares
McEwensville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (9th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (11th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McEwensville ranks 28,098 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,191 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,808 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McEwensville
McEwensville's low rating (11th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
McEwensville's 86.1% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where McEwensville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind McEwensville's 28,098-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what McEwensville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.