Farmingdale, NJ
Farmingdale, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Farmingdale sits at the 78th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 536 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Farmingdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Farmingdale's buildings actually sit
Most of Farmingdale's buildings (72.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Farmingdale ranks
There's little gap between Farmingdale's 78th national percentile and its 84th percentile inside New Jersey, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farmingdale ranks 6,809 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,785 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 112 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Farmingdale
At the 78th percentile nationally, Farmingdale carries the 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Farmingdale's 72.8% 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 Farmingdale's figures come from
Farmingdale's 78th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Farmingdale's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.