Auburntown, TN
How exposed is Auburntown to wildfire?
Auburntown sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 263 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Auburntown at the 31st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Auburntown's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Auburntown: 79.1% of its 263 buildings, versus 20.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Auburntown against the rest of the country
Auburntown scores 29th nationally and 16th within Tennessee — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Auburntown ranks 22,420 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,755 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 420 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Auburntown's moderate rating (29th 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 Auburntown
Auburntown's 79.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Auburntown's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 263 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Auburntown. The exposure-zones guide covers what Auburntown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.