Farmington, MS
Farmington, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Farmington at the 72nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,216 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Farmington at the 75th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Farmington's buildings actually sit
97% of Farmington's 1,216 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,179 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Farmington ranks
Farmington scores 72nd nationally and 65th within Mississippi — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farmington ranks 8,790 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,554 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 149 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 72nd percentile nationally, Farmington 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 Farmington
Because Direct exposure dominates in Farmington (97%), 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 Farmington's 8,790-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Farmington, see the exposure-zones guide.