Lakeview, MS
Lakeview, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lakeview sits at the 58th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 113 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lakeview at the 61st percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Where Lakeview's buildings actually sit
Most of Lakeview's buildings (54%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Lakeview ranks
Inside Mississippi, Lakeview sits at just the 30th percentile even though it scores 58th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakeview ranks 13,214 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,505 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 296 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 58th national percentile, Lakeview rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Lakeview
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Lakeview (54% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Lakeview's figures come from
Lakeview's 58th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lakeview's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.