Randolph, TN
How exposed is Randolph to wildfire?
Randolph's 171 buildings earn a 43rd-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 Randolph at the 44th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Randolph's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Randolph's 171 counted buildings, 98.3% 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 Randolph ranks
Randolph's risk sits at a similar level relative to Tennessee (32nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (43rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Randolph ranks 18,008 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,001 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 342 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Randolph and the insurance market
At the 43rd national percentile, Randolph rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Randolph's 98.3% 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 Randolph's figures come from
Randolph's 43rd-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 Randolph's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.