Runnemede, NJ
How exposed is Runnemede to wildfire?
USFS scores Runnemede at the 48th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 3,101 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Runnemede at the 50th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
87.9% of Runnemede's 3,101 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 12.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Runnemede compares
There's little gap between Runnemede's 48th national percentile and its 54th 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, Runnemede ranks 16,359 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,290 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 322 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 48th national percentile, Runnemede rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Runnemede
Runnemede's 87.9% 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 Runnemede's figures come from
Runnemede's 48th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Runnemede's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.