New Tripoli, PA
New Tripoli, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, New Tripoli lands at the 23rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 281 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks New Tripoli at the 22nd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where New Tripoli's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in New Tripoli (52% of 281 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 48% sit in the Direct zone.
New Tripoli against the rest of the country
New Tripoli's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (25th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (23rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Tripoli ranks 24,371 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,164 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,488 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Tripoli
New Tripoli's moderate wildfire rating (23rd 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
New Tripoli's 52% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Tripoli's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 281 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Tripoli. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Tripoli's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.