New Village, NJ
New Village, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores New Village at the 31st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 284 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Village's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
56.3% of New Village's 284 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 160 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 43.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where New Village ranks
There's little gap between New Village's 31st national percentile and its 27th 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, New Village ranks 21,744 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,063 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 512 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
New Village's moderate wildfire rating (31st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 56.3% of New Village 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 New Village's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 284 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Village. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Village's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.