Pleasantdale, NJ
How exposed is Pleasantdale to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pleasantdale at the 30th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 828 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pleasantdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
Pleasantdale's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Pleasantdale's buildings (75.7% of 828) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Pleasantdale against the rest of the country
Pleasantdale scores 30th nationally and 25th 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, Pleasantdale ranks 22,031 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,370 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 523 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Pleasantdale and the insurance market
Pleasantdale's moderate rating (30th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Pleasantdale's 75.7% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Pleasantdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 828 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pleasantdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pleasantdale's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.