Artesia, MS
How exposed is Artesia to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Artesia lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 237 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Artesia at the 63rd percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
Where Artesia's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Artesia: 77.2% of its 237 buildings, versus 22.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Artesia against the rest of the country
Artesia's 59th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 32nd ranking inside Mississippi does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 27 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Artesia ranks 12,886 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,558 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 283 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Artesia
Artesia's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Artesia
With 77.2% of Artesia 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 Artesia's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 237 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Artesia. The exposure-zones guide covers what Artesia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.