Marksboro, NJ
How exposed is Marksboro to wildfire?
Marksboro's 161 buildings earn a 43rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Marksboro at the 45th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Marksboro's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Marksboro's 161 counted buildings, 100% 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.
Where Marksboro ranks
Marksboro scores 43rd nationally and 48th 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, Marksboro ranks 17,843 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,394 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 368 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Marksboro's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Marksboro in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Marksboro's figures come from
Marksboro's 43rd-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 Marksboro's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.