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Highest risk cities in Tennessee

Highest wildfire risk cities in Tennessee

Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential, based on 502/502 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Wildfire score

59/100

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 7:17 PM.

502/502 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wildfire score from 502 evaluated locations.

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#1

Tellico Plains, TN

24 points above the state reference

#2

Tracy City, TN

20 points above the state reference

#3

Ducktown, TN

15 points above the state reference

#4

Gruetli-Laager, TN

14 points above the state reference

#5

Lookout Mountain, TN

14 points above the state reference

#6

Fairmount, TN

12 points above the state reference

#7

Griffith Creek, TN

12 points above the state reference

#8

Pigeon Forge, TN

12 points above the state reference

#9

Powells Crossroads, TN

12 points above the state reference

#10

Ridgeside, TN

12 points above the state reference

#11

Signal Mountain, TN

12 points above the state reference

#12

Walden, TN

12 points above the state reference

#13

Coalmont, TN

11 points above the state reference

#14

Dunlap, TN

11 points above the state reference

#15

Falling Water, TN

11 points above the state reference

#16

Guild, TN

11 points above the state reference

#17

Lone Oak, TN

11 points above the state reference

#18

Red Bank, TN

11 points above the state reference

#19

Chattanooga, TN

10 points above the state reference

#20

Altamont, TN

9 points above the state reference

#21

Lake Tansi, TN

9 points above the state reference

#22

Mowbray Mountain, TN

9 points above the state reference

#23

Apison, TN

8 points above the state reference

#24

Collegedale, TN

8 points above the state reference

#25

Harrison, TN

8 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across502/502 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.