Pinson, TN
Pinson wildfire risk explained
Pinson's 358 buildings earn a 48th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pinson at the 51st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Pinson: 68.2% of its 358 buildings, versus 31.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Pinson ranks
Pinson's risk sits at a similar level relative to Tennessee (40th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (48th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pinson ranks 16,278 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,114 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 303 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pinson
Pinson's elevated rating (48th 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 Pinson
Pinson's 68.2% 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 Pinson's figures come from
Pinson's 48th-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 Pinson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.