Sagamore, PA
Sagamore wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sagamore lands at the 38th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 183 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sagamore at the 39th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Sagamore's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 58.5% of Sagamore's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 107 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Sagamore against the rest of the country
Sagamore's 58th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 38th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sagamore ranks 19,523 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,512 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 845 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sagamore
Sagamore's moderate wildfire rating (38th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Sagamore
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sagamore (58.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sagamore's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sagamore's 19,523-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sagamore's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.