New Salem (York), PA
How exposed is New Salem (York) to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts New Salem (York) at the 7th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 406 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Salem (York)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where New Salem (York)'s buildings actually sit
406 buildings are counted in New Salem (York), and 66.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
New Salem (York) against the rest of the country
There's little gap between New Salem (York)'s 7th national percentile and its 4th percentile inside Pennsylvania, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Salem (York) ranks 29,391 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,105 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,913 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
New Salem (York) and the insurance market
At the 7th national percentile, New Salem (York) rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
New Salem (York)'s 66.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 406 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Salem (York). For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Salem (York), see the exposure-zones guide.