Centre Grove, NJ
Centre Grove wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Centre Grove at the 86th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 661 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Centre Grove at the 83rd percentile, close to its 86th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 98.5% of Centre Grove's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 651 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Centre Grove compares
Centre Grove scores 86th nationally and 92nd 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, Centre Grove ranks 4,381 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,048 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 56 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Centre Grove
Centre Grove's very high rating (86th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Centre Grove (98.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Centre Grove's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 661 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Centre Grove. The exposure-zones guide covers what Centre Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.