Crestwood Village, NJ
Crestwood Village, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Crestwood Village at the 97th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 3,495 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Crestwood Village's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 95th percentile nationally.
Crestwood Village's building exposure, zone by zone
95.1% of Crestwood Village's 3,495 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 4.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Crestwood Village ranks
Crestwood Village scores 97th nationally and 99th 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, Crestwood Village ranks 1,074 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,776 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 5 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Crestwood Village and the insurance market
At the 97th percentile nationally, Crestwood Village carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Crestwood Village
Crestwood Village's 95.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Crestwood Village's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Crestwood Village's 1,074-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Crestwood Village's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.