Succasunna, NJ
Succasunna, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Succasunna's 3,991 buildings earn a 32nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Succasunna's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
Where Succasunna's buildings actually sit
3,991 buildings are counted in Succasunna, and 63.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Succasunna against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Succasunna's 32nd national percentile and its 29th 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, Succasunna ranks 21,397 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,255 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 498 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Succasunna
Succasunna's moderate rating (32nd 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 63.1% of Succasunna 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 Succasunna's figures come from
Succasunna's 32nd-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 Succasunna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.