Tishomingo, MS
How exposed is Tishomingo to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Tishomingo at the 70th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 286 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tishomingo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 73rd percentile nationally.
Tishomingo's building exposure, zone by zone
58.7% of Tishomingo's 286 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 41.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Tishomingo ranks
Tishomingo scores 70th nationally and 59th within Mississippi — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tishomingo ranks 9,330 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,009 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 172 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Tishomingo's high rating (70th 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
Tishomingo's 58.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Tishomingo's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Tishomingo's 9,330-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tishomingo's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.