West Point, MS
West Point, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, West Point lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 5,464 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Point's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 60th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
5,464 buildings are counted in West Point, and 52.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 47% in Direct exposure or the 0.1% rated Minimal. At 5,464 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How West Point compares
West Point ranks lower within Mississippi (27th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Point ranks 13,616 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,161 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 306 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Point
At the 57th national percentile, West Point 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 West Point
Because 52.9% of West Point's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where West Point's figures come from
West Point's 57th-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 West Point's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.