Strayhorn, MS
Strayhorn, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Strayhorn at the 74th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 239 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Strayhorn at the 76th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Strayhorn's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Strayhorn: 94.6% of its 239 buildings, versus 5.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Strayhorn against the rest of the country
Strayhorn's risk sits at a similar level relative to Mississippi (69th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (74th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strayhorn ranks 8,287 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,500 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 133 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Strayhorn and the insurance market
Strayhorn's high rating (74th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Strayhorn (94.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 239 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Strayhorn. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Strayhorn, see the exposure-zones guide.