Allentown, NJ
Allentown wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Allentown at the 58th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 797 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Allentown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 45.6% of Allentown's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 38.3% Indirect share and far above its 16.2% Minimal share — a profile where 363 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Allentown ranks
Allentown's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (67th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (58th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Allentown ranks 13,118 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,662 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 229 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Allentown's elevated rating (58th 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 Allentown
With 45.6% of Allentown in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Allentown's 58th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Allentown, see the exposure-zones guide.