Scottdale, PA
Scottdale wildfire risk explained
Scottdale's 2,166 buildings earn a 26th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Scottdale at the 28th percentile, close to its 26th-percentile risk score.
Where Scottdale's buildings actually sit
55.5% of Scottdale's 2,166 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 7.4% Direct and 37.1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Scottdale ranks
Scottdale scores 26th nationally and 30th 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, Scottdale ranks 23,398 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,029 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,390 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Scottdale
Scottdale's moderate rating (26th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Scottdale
Scottdale's 55.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Scottdale's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Scottdale's 23,398-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Scottdale's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.