Stanton, TN
Stanton, TN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Stanton at the 41st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 243 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Stanton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
63% of Stanton's 243 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 37% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Stanton against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Stanton's 41st national percentile and its 30th percentile inside Tennessee, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stanton ranks 18,705 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,376 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 353 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Stanton
Stanton's elevated rating (41st 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 Stanton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Stanton (63% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Stanton's 41st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Stanton, see the exposure-zones guide.