Berry Hill, TN
Berry Hill wildfire risk explained
Berry Hill sits at the 12th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 701 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Berry Hill's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Berry Hill's buildings actually sit
Berry Hill rates 97.2% Minimal exposure against just 2.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 701 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Berry Hill against the rest of the country
Berry Hill scores 12th nationally and 2nd 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, Berry Hill ranks 27,908 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,650 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 491 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Berry Hill and the insurance market
Berry Hill's low rating (12th 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 97.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Berry Hill gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Berry Hill's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 701 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Berry Hill. The exposure-zones guide covers what Berry Hill's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.