Eastabuchie, MS
Eastabuchie, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Eastabuchie's 154 buildings earn a 85th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Eastabuchie at the 87th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 85.1% of Eastabuchie's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 14.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 131 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Eastabuchie compares
Eastabuchie's risk sits at a similar level relative to Mississippi (88th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (85th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eastabuchie ranks 4,637 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,705 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 50 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Eastabuchie and the insurance market
Eastabuchie's very high rating (85th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Eastabuchie (85.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Eastabuchie's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Eastabuchie's 4,637-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Eastabuchie's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.