Pleasantville (Bedford), PA
Pleasantville (Bedford), PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Pleasantville (Bedford) at the 51st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 114 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 Pleasantville (Bedford) at the 52nd percentile, close to its 51st-percentile risk score.
Pleasantville (Bedford)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Pleasantville (Bedford) (92.1% of 114 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 7.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Pleasantville (Bedford) ranks
Pleasantville (Bedford)'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, Pleasantville (Bedford) ranks 15,393 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,473 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 319 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
Pleasantville (Bedford)'s elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Pleasantville (Bedford) (92.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Pleasantville (Bedford)'s 51st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Pleasantville (Bedford), see the exposure-zones guide.