Sanatoga, PA
Sanatoga, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sanatoga lands at the 10th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 2,555 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sanatoga's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 9th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
51% of Sanatoga's 2,555 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 49% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Sanatoga ranks
Sanatoga scores 10th nationally and 8th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sanatoga ranks 28,445 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,188 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,832 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Sanatoga and the insurance market
At the 10th national percentile, Sanatoga rates low 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 Sanatoga
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Sanatoga (51% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Sanatoga's figures come from
Sanatoga's 10th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sanatoga's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.