Cedarville, NJ
How exposed is Cedarville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Cedarville at the 79th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 500 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cedarville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 74th percentile nationally.
Cedarville's building exposure, zone by zone
53.6% of Cedarville's 500 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 268 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 46.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Cedarville compares
Cedarville scores 79th nationally and 84th 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, Cedarville ranks 6,775 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,359 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 110 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cedarville
Cedarville's high rating (79th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Cedarville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Cedarville (53.6%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 500 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cedarville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Cedarville, see the exposure-zones guide.