Sandersville, MS
Sandersville, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sandersville lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 594 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sandersville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Sandersville's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 86.2% of Sandersville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 13.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 512 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Sandersville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Sandersville's 73rd national percentile and its 66th percentile inside Mississippi, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sandersville ranks 8,664 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,912 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 145 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Sandersville and the insurance market
At the 73rd percentile nationally, Sandersville carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Sandersville's 86.2% 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 Sandersville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sandersville's 8,664-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sandersville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.