Riddlesburg, PA
Riddlesburg, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Riddlesburg lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 119 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riddlesburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Riddlesburg's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Riddlesburg's 119 counted buildings, 80.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Riddlesburg ranks
Compare Riddlesburg's two percentiles: 93rd within Pennsylvania, only 57th nationally — a gap of 37 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riddlesburg ranks 13,661 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,213 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 138 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 57th national percentile, Riddlesburg 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 Riddlesburg
Because Direct exposure dominates in Riddlesburg (80.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Riddlesburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Riddlesburg's 13,661-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Riddlesburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.