Ellisburg, NJ
Ellisburg wildfire risk explained
Ellisburg sits at the 46th 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 1,232 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ellisburg at the 48th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Ellisburg's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 11.1% of Ellisburg's 1,232 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 88.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Ellisburg ranks
Ellisburg scores 46th nationally and 50th 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, Ellisburg ranks 17,180 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,461 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 351 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ellisburg
Ellisburg's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Ellisburg
Even with 88.9% of Ellisburg 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.
Where Ellisburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,232 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ellisburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ellisburg's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.