Blairstown, NJ
How exposed is Blairstown to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Blairstown lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 273 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Blairstown at the 47th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Blairstown's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 60.1% of Blairstown's 273 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 39.9% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Blairstown against the rest of the country
Blairstown scores 45th nationally and 50th within New Jersey — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Blairstown ranks 17,209 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,424 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 352 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Blairstown
At the 45th national percentile, Blairstown rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Blairstown's 60.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Blairstown's figures come from
Blairstown's 45th-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 Blairstown's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.