Pocono Ranch Lands, PA
Pocono Ranch Lands, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pocono Ranch Lands at the 63rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 707 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pocono Ranch Lands's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Pocono Ranch Lands's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Pocono Ranch Lands: 100% of its 707 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Pocono Ranch Lands ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Pocono Ranch Lands ranks higher (99th percentile) than it does nationally (63rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pocono Ranch Lands ranks 11,576 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,589 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 29 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Pocono Ranch Lands and the insurance market
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Pocono Ranch Lands carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pocono Ranch Lands (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 707 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pocono Ranch Lands. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pocono Ranch Lands, see the exposure-zones guide.