Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Mississippi Valley State University, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mississippi Valley State University's 177 buildings earn a 27th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mississippi Valley State University's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 78.5% of Mississippi Valley State University's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 21.5% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Mississippi Valley State University compares
Mississippi Valley State University's 27th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 8th ranking inside Mississippi does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 19 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mississippi Valley State University ranks 22,976 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,754 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 386 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University's moderate wildfire rating (27th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 78.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Mississippi Valley State University gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Mississippi Valley State University's figures come from
Mississippi Valley State University's 27th-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 Mississippi Valley State University's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.