Nashville, IN
Nashville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Nashville lands at the 22nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 758 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nashville at the 24th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Nashville's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 61.5% of Nashville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 38.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 466 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Nashville compares
Compare Nashville's two percentiles: 87th within Indiana, only 22nd nationally — a gap of 65 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nashville ranks 24,480 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,037 by building count (1 is largest). Within Indiana alone, it ranks 125 of 967 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Indiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nashville
Nashville's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Nashville
With 61.5% of Nashville 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 Nashville's figures come from
Nashville's 22nd-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 Nashville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.