Caledonia, MS
Caledonia, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Caledonia at the 54th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 681 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Caledonia at the 56th percentile, close to its 54th-percentile risk score.
Caledonia's building exposure, zone by zone
63.6% of Caledonia's 681 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 433 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 36.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Caledonia compares
Caledonia ranks lower within Mississippi (22nd percentile statewide) than its 54th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Caledonia ranks 14,563 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,849 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 326 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Caledonia and the insurance market
Caledonia's elevated wildfire rating (54th 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 Caledonia
With 63.6% of Caledonia 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 Caledonia's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 681 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Caledonia. The exposure-zones guide covers what Caledonia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.