Secaucus, NJ
How exposed is Secaucus to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Secaucus lands at the 28th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 3,982 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Secaucus's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
Secaucus's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Secaucus's buildings (99.2% of 3,982) 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.
How Secaucus compares
Secaucus's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (23rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (28th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Secaucus ranks 22,635 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,268 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 541 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Secaucus and the insurance market
Secaucus's moderate rating (28th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Secaucus
With 99.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Secaucus gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Secaucus's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,982 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Secaucus. The exposure-zones guide covers what Secaucus's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.