Knoxville, GA
How exposed is Knoxville to wildfire?
Knoxville's 51 buildings earn a 67th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Knoxville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
Where Knoxville's buildings actually sit
78.4% of Knoxville's 51 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 40 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 21.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Knoxville compares
There's little gap between Knoxville's 67th national percentile and its 54th percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Knoxville ranks 10,365 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,896 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 309 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Knoxville
Knoxville's high rating (67th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Knoxville (78.4%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 51 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Knoxville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Knoxville, see the exposure-zones guide.