WildfireRiskFinder

Millville, PA

How exposed is Millville to wildfire?

Elevated
46thpercentile nationally

Millville's 515 buildings earn a 46th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Millville at the 47th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.

Where Millville's buildings actually sit

515Total buildings
27.8%Direct exposure
72.2%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

Indirect exposure is dominant in Millville (72.2% of 515 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 27.8% sit in the Direct zone.

How Millville compares

Within Pennsylvania, Millville ranks higher (73rd percentile) than it does nationally (46th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millville ranks 17,158 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,108 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 533 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Millville

Millville's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.

Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it

With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Millville (72.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.

More on how this number was built

Millville's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Millville, see the exposure-zones guide.