Reightown, PA
Reightown, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Reightown at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 212 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Reightown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Reightown's buildings actually sit
65.1% of Reightown's 212 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 34.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Reightown compares
Within Pennsylvania, Reightown ranks higher (71st percentile) than it does nationally (44th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Reightown ranks 17,566 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,415 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 577 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 44th national percentile, Reightown rates elevated 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 Reightown
Reightown's 65.1% 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.
More on how this number was built
Reightown's 44th-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 Reightown, see the exposure-zones guide.