Mickleton, NJ
How exposed is Mickleton to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Mickleton at the 44th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 953 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mickleton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Where Mickleton's buildings actually sit
62.5% of Mickleton's 953 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 596 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 37.5% are Minimal.
How Mickleton compares
There's little gap between Mickleton's 44th national percentile and its 48th 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, Mickleton ranks 17,651 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,288 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 361 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mickleton
At the 44th national percentile, Mickleton rates elevated 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
With 62.5% of Mickleton 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 Mickleton's figures come from
Mickleton's 44th-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 Mickleton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.