Sweden Valley, PA
Sweden Valley, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Sweden Valley at the 36th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 180 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sweden Valley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Sweden Valley's building exposure, zone by zone
180 buildings are counted in Sweden Valley, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Sweden Valley against the rest of the country
Sweden Valley's 53rd-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 36th 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, Sweden Valley ranks 20,090 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,649 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 937 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sweden Valley
Sweden Valley's moderate wildfire rating (36th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Sweden Valley in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Sweden Valley's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 180 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sweden Valley. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sweden Valley's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.