Lenox, GA
Lenox wildfire risk explained
Lenox sits at the 58th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 560 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lenox's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Lenox's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Lenox: 55.5% of its 560 buildings, versus 44.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Lenox against the rest of the country
Lenox's 58th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 15th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lenox ranks 13,234 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,404 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 567 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lenox
At the 58th national percentile, Lenox rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Lenox's 55.5% 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 Lenox's figures come from
Lenox's 58th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lenox's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.