Ronco, PA
Ronco, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ronco's 130 buildings earn a 37th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ronco at the 39th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 57.7% of Ronco's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 42.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 75 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Ronco ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Ronco ranks higher (55th percentile) than it does nationally (37th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ronco ranks 19,925 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,732 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 906 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ronco
Ronco's moderate rating (37th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Ronco's 57.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Ronco's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 130 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ronco. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ronco's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.