Beckett, NJ
Beckett, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Beckett lands at the 35th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,534 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Beckett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Where Beckett's buildings actually sit
85% of Beckett's 1,534 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 15% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Beckett against the rest of the country
Beckett's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (35th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Beckett ranks 20,391 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,013 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 457 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Beckett and the insurance market
Beckett's moderate wildfire rating (35th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Beckett's 85% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Beckett's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,534 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Beckett. The exposure-zones guide covers what Beckett's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.