Sabinsville, PA
Sabinsville, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sabinsville lands at the 48th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 153 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sabinsville at the 49th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 83.7% of Sabinsville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 16.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 128 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Sabinsville against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Sabinsville ranks higher (77th percentile) than it does nationally (48th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sabinsville ranks 16,464 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,774 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 453 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 48th national percentile, Sabinsville 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 Sabinsville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sabinsville (83.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sabinsville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sabinsville's 16,464-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sabinsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.