Morgantown, MS
Morgantown, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Morgantown's 640 buildings earn a 57th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Morgantown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Where Morgantown's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 53.6% of Morgantown's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 46.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 343 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Morgantown against the rest of the country
Morgantown ranks lower within Mississippi (28th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Morgantown ranks 13,396 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,328 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 300 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Morgantown and the insurance market
At the 57th national percentile, Morgantown 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 Morgantown
Morgantown's 53.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Morgantown's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Morgantown, see the exposure-zones guide.