Belmont, MS
Belmont wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Belmont lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,313 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 Belmont at the 64th percentile, close to its 62nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
53.2% of Belmont's 1,313 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 46.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Belmont compares
Belmont ranks lower within Mississippi (37th percentile statewide) than its 62nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Belmont ranks 12,068 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,005 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 264 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Belmont
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Belmont carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Belmont
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Belmont (53.2% 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
Belmont's 62nd-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 Belmont, see the exposure-zones guide.