Lenox Dale, MA
Lenox Dale, MA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lenox Dale lands at the 16th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 281 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lenox Dale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
Lenox Dale's building exposure, zone by zone
57.7% of Lenox Dale's 281 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 162 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 42.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Lenox Dale compares
Lenox Dale scores 16th nationally and 10th within Massachusetts — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lenox Dale ranks 26,379 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,153 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 223 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lenox Dale
Lenox Dale's low wildfire rating (16th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 57.7% of Lenox Dale in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Lenox Dale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 281 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lenox Dale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lenox Dale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.