Raymond, MS
Raymond wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Raymond at the 56th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 578 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Raymond's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
578 buildings are counted in Raymond, and 60.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Raymond against the rest of the country
Raymond ranks lower within Mississippi (26th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Raymond ranks 13,903 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,130 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 312 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Raymond and the insurance market
Raymond's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Raymond
Raymond's 60.4% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Raymond's 13,903-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Raymond, see the exposure-zones guide.