Mullica Hill, NJ
How exposed is Mullica Hill to wildfire?
Mullica Hill's 1,730 buildings earn a 52nd-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 Mullica Hill at the 52nd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Mullica Hill: 53.7% of its 1,730 buildings, versus 46.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Mullica Hill compares
Mullica Hill scores 52nd nationally and 60th 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, Mullica Hill ranks 15,225 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,305 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 285 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
At the 52nd national percentile, Mullica Hill rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 53.7% of Mullica Hill 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,730 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mullica Hill. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mullica Hill, see the exposure-zones guide.