Noxapater, MS
How exposed is Noxapater to wildfire?
USFS scores Noxapater at the 67th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 278 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Noxapater at the 70th percentile, close to its 67th-percentile risk score.
Where Noxapater's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Noxapater: 80.6% of its 278 buildings, versus 19.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Noxapater ranks
Noxapater ranks lower within Mississippi (48th percentile statewide) than its 67th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Noxapater ranks 10,371 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,267 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 217 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Noxapater
Noxapater's high rating (67th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Noxapater's 80.6% 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.
Where Noxapater's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 278 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Noxapater. The exposure-zones guide covers what Noxapater's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.