Paoli, PA
How exposed is Paoli to wildfire?
Paoli sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,022 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Paoli at the 14th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Paoli's buildings actually sit
51.7% of Paoli's 2,022 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 48.1% Direct and 0.2% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Paoli ranks
Paoli scores 14th nationally and 14th 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, Paoli ranks 26,960 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,412 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,715 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
At the 14th national percentile, Paoli rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Paoli
Because 51.7% of Paoli's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Paoli's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Paoli's 26,960-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Paoli's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.