Tula, MS
How exposed is Tula to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Tula lands at the 75th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 164 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Tula at the 77th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Tula's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 164 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Tula against the rest of the country
Tula scores 75th nationally and 71st 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, Tula ranks 7,976 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,252 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 124 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tula
At the 75th percentile nationally, Tula 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
With 100% of Tula in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Tula's 7,976-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Tula, see the exposure-zones guide.