Far Hills, NJ
Far Hills wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Far Hills lands at the 40th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 570 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Far Hills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Far Hills's 570 counted buildings, 77.2% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Far Hills against the rest of the country
Far Hills's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (40th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Far Hills ranks 18,975 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,252 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 400 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Far Hills
At the 40th national percentile, Far Hills 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
Far Hills's 77.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 570 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Far Hills. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Far Hills, see the exposure-zones guide.