Troutville, PA
Troutville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Troutville lands at the 40th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 169 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Troutville at the 41st percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
61% of Troutville's 169 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 103 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 39.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Troutville ranks
Within Pennsylvania, Troutville ranks higher (61st percentile) than it does nationally (40th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Troutville ranks 19,084 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,082 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 773 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Troutville
Troutville's moderate wildfire rating (40th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Troutville (61%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Troutville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Troutville's 19,084-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Troutville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.