Yardley, PA
How exposed is Yardley to wildfire?
Yardley sits at the 26th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,046 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Yardley at the 27th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Yardley's buildings actually sit
59.7% of Yardley's 1,046 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 40.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Yardley ranks
Yardley's risk sits at a similar level relative to Pennsylvania (30th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (26th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Yardley ranks 23,462 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,618 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,395 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Yardley and the insurance market
At the 26th national percentile, Yardley rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Yardley
Even with 59.7% of Yardley outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Yardley's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Yardley's 23,462-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Yardley's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.