Springdale, NJ
Springdale wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Springdale lands at the 51st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 4,555 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Springdale at the 53rd 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
53.9% of Springdale's 4,555 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 45.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Springdale ranks
Springdale scores 51st nationally and 59th 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, Springdale ranks 15,321 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,744 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 292 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Springdale
Springdale's elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 53.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Springdale gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Springdale's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Springdale's 15,321-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Springdale's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.