Valley Park, MS
How exposed is Valley Park to wildfire?
Valley Park's 117 buildings earn a 45th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Valley Park at the 47th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Valley Park's buildings actually sit
Of Valley Park's 117 counted buildings, 70.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Valley Park against the rest of the country
Valley Park ranks lower within Mississippi (17th percentile statewide) than its 45th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Valley Park ranks 17,396 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,312 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 350 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Valley Park and the insurance market
At the 45th national percentile, Valley Park rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Valley Park
With 70.9% of Valley Park 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.
Where Valley Park's figures come from
Valley Park's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Valley Park's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.