Vienna, NJ
Vienna wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vienna lands at the 40th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 480 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Vienna at the 40th national percentile — 1 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 Vienna: 98.3% of its 480 buildings, versus 1.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Vienna compares
Vienna scores 40th nationally and 44th 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, Vienna ranks 18,815 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,707 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 394 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Vienna and the insurance market
Vienna's elevated rating (40th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Vienna (98.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Vienna's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 480 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Vienna. The exposure-zones guide covers what Vienna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.