Bloomingdale, NJ
Bloomingdale, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bloomingdale sits at the 43rd 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 2,812 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bloomingdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 57.3% of Bloomingdale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 42.5% Indirect share and far above its 0.3% Minimal share — a profile where 1,610 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Bloomingdale ranks
Bloomingdale's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (47th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (43rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bloomingdale ranks 17,934 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,739 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 374 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale's elevated rating (43rd 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 Bloomingdale
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bloomingdale (57.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Bloomingdale's 43rd-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 Bloomingdale, see the exposure-zones guide.