North Arlington, NJ
North Arlington, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Arlington lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 4,603 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks North Arlington at the 32nd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
North Arlington's building exposure, zone by zone
North Arlington rates 99.2% Minimal exposure against just 0.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 4,603 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where North Arlington ranks
There's little gap between North Arlington's 31st national percentile and its 28th 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, North Arlington ranks 21,653 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,699 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 508 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
North Arlington and the insurance market
At the 31st national percentile, North Arlington rates moderate 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 99.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, North Arlington gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where North Arlington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,603 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Arlington. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Arlington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.