Benndale, MS
Benndale, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Benndale at the 91st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 63 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Benndale at the 93rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Benndale's buildings actually sit
63 buildings are counted in Benndale, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Benndale ranks
Benndale's risk sits at a similar level relative to Mississippi (92nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (91st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Benndale ranks 2,896 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,547 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 34 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Benndale
At the 91st percentile nationally, Benndale carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Benndale's 100% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 63 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Benndale. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Benndale, see the exposure-zones guide.