Riverton, NJ
Riverton wildfire risk explained
Riverton sits at the 45th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,066 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Riverton at the 48th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Riverton's buildings actually sit
75.7% of Riverton's 1,066 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 24.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Riverton ranks
Riverton scores 45th nationally and 50th 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, Riverton ranks 17,210 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,490 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 353 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Riverton and the insurance market
At the 45th national percentile, Riverton rates elevated 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 75.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Riverton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,066 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Riverton. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Riverton, see the exposure-zones guide.