Bridgeport, NJ
Bridgeport, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bridgeport sits at the 50th 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 234 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bridgeport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Where Bridgeport's buildings actually sit
90.6% of Bridgeport's 234 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 9.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Bridgeport against the rest of the country
Bridgeport's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (56th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (50th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bridgeport ranks 15,758 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,671 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 305 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
Bridgeport's elevated rating (50th 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 Bridgeport
Even with 90.6% of Bridgeport 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bridgeport's 15,758-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Bridgeport, see the exposure-zones guide.