Lenox, TN
Lenox, TN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lenox lands at the 42nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 217 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lenox at the 43rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lenox's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Lenox's 217 counted buildings, 78.3% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Lenox ranks
Lenox's risk sits at a similar level relative to Tennessee (31st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (42nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lenox ranks 18,391 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,252 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 347 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lenox
Lenox's elevated wildfire rating (42nd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Lenox's 78.3% 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 42nd-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.