Vintondale, PA
Vintondale, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Vintondale at the 43rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 298 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Vintondale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Where Vintondale's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 59.1% of Vintondale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 40.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 176 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Vintondale ranks
Compare Vintondale's two percentiles: 68th within Pennsylvania, only 43rd nationally — a gap of 26 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vintondale ranks 18,134 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,690 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 638 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
Vintondale's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Vintondale
Because Direct exposure dominates in Vintondale (59.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 298 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Vintondale. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Vintondale, see the exposure-zones guide.