Souderton, PA
Souderton, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Souderton at the 7th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,089 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Souderton at the 7th percentile, close to its 7th-percentile risk score.
Souderton's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Souderton's buildings (82.3% of 2,089) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Souderton ranks
Souderton scores 7th nationally and 5th 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, Souderton ranks 29,202 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,225 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,901 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Souderton
Souderton's low rating (7th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 82.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Souderton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Souderton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Souderton's 29,202-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Souderton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.