Buttzville, NJ
How exposed is Buttzville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Buttzville at the 33rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 155 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Buttzville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Buttzville's building exposure, zone by zone
93.6% of Buttzville's 155 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 145 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 6.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Buttzville compares
Buttzville scores 33rd nationally and 32nd 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, Buttzville ranks 21,054 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,669 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 479 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buttzville
At the 33rd national percentile, Buttzville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 93.6% of Buttzville 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.
Where Buttzville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Buttzville's 21,054-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Buttzville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.