West Park, NJ
How exposed is West Park to wildfire?
West Park sits at the 43rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 754 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Park at the 45th national percentile — 1 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
754 buildings are counted in West Park, and 56.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 26.4% rated Minimal.
West Park against the rest of the country
There's little gap between West Park's 43rd national percentile and its 47th 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, West Park ranks 17,845 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,081 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 370 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
West Park and the insurance market
West Park's elevated rating (43rd 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 West Park
Because Direct exposure dominates in West Park (56.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
West Park's 43rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond West Park, see the exposure-zones guide.