Port Republic, NJ
Port Republic wildfire risk explained
Port Republic sits at the 95th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 674 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Port Republic at the 93rd percentile, close to its 95th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 91.1% of Port Republic's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 7.1% Indirect share and far above its 1.8% Minimal share — a profile where 614 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Port Republic compares
Port Republic's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (99th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (95th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Port Republic ranks 1,485 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,936 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 10 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Port Republic and the insurance market
Port Republic's very high rating (95th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Port Republic (91.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Port Republic's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Port Republic's 1,485-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Port Republic's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.