Christiana, TN
Christiana wildfire risk explained
Christiana sits at the 28th 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 1,979 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Christiana's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 79.3% of Christiana's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 18.6% Indirect share and far above its 2.1% Minimal share — a profile where 1,570 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Christiana ranks
Christiana scores 28th nationally and 15th 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, Christiana ranks 22,579 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,537 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 427 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Christiana and the insurance market
Christiana's moderate wildfire rating (28th 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 Christiana
Because Direct exposure dominates in Christiana (79.3%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Christiana's 22,579-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Christiana, see the exposure-zones guide.