Newtonville, NJ
Newtonville, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Newtonville's 388 buildings earn a 90th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newtonville at the 88th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Newtonville's buildings actually sit
99.7% of Newtonville's 388 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 387 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Newtonville compares
There's little gap between Newtonville's 90th national percentile and its 95th 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, Newtonville ranks 3,246 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,447 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 36 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Newtonville and the insurance market
At the 90th percentile nationally, Newtonville carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Newtonville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Newtonville (99.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Newtonville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Newtonville's 3,246-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newtonville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.