Southpointe, PA
Southpointe wildfire risk explained
Southpointe's 699 buildings earn a 28th-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 Southpointe at the 30th percentile, close to its 28th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
71.1% of Southpointe's 699 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 28% Direct and 0.9% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Southpointe ranks
Southpointe's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (34th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (28th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Southpointe ranks 22,833 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,668 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,327 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 28th national percentile, Southpointe rates moderate 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 Southpointe
Southpointe's 71.1% 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 Southpointe's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 699 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Southpointe. The exposure-zones guide covers what Southpointe's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.