William Paterson University of New Jersey, NJ
William Paterson University of New Jersey wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, William Paterson University of New Jersey lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 54 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts William Paterson University of New Jersey at the 25th percentile, close to its 27th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of William Paterson University of New Jersey's buildings (96.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How William Paterson University of New Jersey compares
William Paterson University of New Jersey's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (20th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (27th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, William Paterson University of New Jersey ranks 23,047 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,826 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 561 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in William Paterson University of New Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey's moderate wildfire rating (27th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in William Paterson University of New Jersey
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in William Paterson University of New Jersey (96.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind William Paterson University of New Jersey's 23,047-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond William Paterson University of New Jersey, see the exposure-zones guide.