Valencia, PA
Valencia wildfire risk explained
Valencia's 197 buildings earn a 33rd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Valencia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
61.9% of Valencia's 197 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 38.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Valencia ranks
Valencia scores 33rd nationally and 44th 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, Valencia ranks 21,224 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,978 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,118 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
Valencia's moderate rating (33rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Valencia (61.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Valencia's figures come from
Valencia's 33rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Valencia's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.