New Boston, PA
New Boston, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Boston's 127 buildings earn a 51st-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 New Boston at the 50th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where New Boston's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 66.1% of New Boston's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 33.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 84 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
New Boston against the rest of the country
New Boston's 84th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 51st 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, New Boston ranks 15,485 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,869 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 333 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
New Boston's elevated wildfire rating (51st 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 66.1% of New Boston 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 New Boston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Boston's 15,485-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Boston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.