Edwards, MS
Edwards, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Edwards lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 529 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Edwards's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Edwards's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 80.5% of Edwards's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 19.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 426 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Edwards ranks
Edwards's 49th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 19th ranking inside Mississippi does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 30 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edwards ranks 16,004 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,878 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 341 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Edwards
Edwards's elevated wildfire rating (49th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Edwards (80.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Edwards's 16,004-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Edwards, see the exposure-zones guide.