Lees Ferry · Photo: Nikater · Public domainFEMA puts Page’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 87% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Page gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns, #2 of 140 in Arizona. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (94%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What Page faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Earthquakes
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Page’s grade
River and rain flooding is 94% of the building damage FEMA expects in Page, and Page’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 5% (higher than 52% of U.S. census tracts).
A #2 of 140 in Arizona; lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Page’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Arizona town has higher expected damage than 78% of U.S. towns; within the state, Page has less expected damage per building than 99% of Arizona towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.9M a year in losses across Page: $1.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Page flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Page. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Page isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Coconino County.The storms Page remembers
None of the 10 disasters declared for Coconino County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Page itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Coconino County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 10 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Coconino County, 2006–2022.
Page and its neighbors
Page has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| LeChee | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Greenehaven | — | 325 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Page faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Page
Is Page at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Page has lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #2 of 140 in Arizona. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (94%) and earthquakes (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Page in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Coconino County, 30% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Page?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Page’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Page at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (94%), and Page’s rate for it is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Page.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Page’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.