Lyon, MS
Lyon, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lyon sits at the 39th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 207 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lyon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 17.4% of Lyon's 207 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 82.6% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Lyon ranks
Lyon ranks lower within Mississippi (13th percentile statewide) than its 39th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lyon ranks 19,320 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,603 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 364 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
Lyon's moderate rating (39th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 82.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Lyon gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Lyon's figures come from
Lyon's 39th-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 Lyon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.