White Mills, PA
How exposed is White Mills to wildfire?
White Mills sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 366 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, White Mills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
366 buildings are counted in White Mills, and 79.2% 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.
How White Mills compares
Within Pennsylvania, White Mills ranks higher (87th percentile) than it does nationally (53rd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, White Mills ranks 14,887 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,949 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 253 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
White Mills and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, White Mills rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in White Mills (79.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where White Mills's figures come from
White Mills's 53rd-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 White Mills's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.