Rockleigh, NJ
Rockleigh, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Rockleigh lands at the 34th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 182 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rockleigh at the 32nd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Rockleigh: 81.9% of its 182 buildings, versus 18.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Rockleigh compares
Rockleigh scores 34th nationally and 33rd 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, Rockleigh ranks 20,767 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,549 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 470 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rockleigh
Rockleigh's moderate wildfire rating (34th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Rockleigh
With 81.9% of Rockleigh in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Rockleigh's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rockleigh's 20,767-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rockleigh's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.