New Jerusalem, PA
New Jerusalem wildfire risk explained
USFS scores New Jerusalem at the 27th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 354 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts New Jerusalem at the 24th percentile, close to its 27th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
94.9% of New Jerusalem's 354 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 336 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 5.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
New Jerusalem against the rest of the country
New Jerusalem scores 27th nationally and 32nd within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Jerusalem ranks 23,019 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,222 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,350 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem's moderate rating (27th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in New Jerusalem
Because Direct exposure dominates in New Jerusalem (94.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Jerusalem's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 354 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Jerusalem. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Jerusalem's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.