Photo: Adam Moss from Tonawanda, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0On FEMA’s figures, Mangonia Park faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from hurricanes
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mangonia Park gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns, #47 of 638 in Florida. Most of that expected damage is hurricanes (74%), then river and rain flooding (23%). Flood insurance has paid 12 claims here since 1988.
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 Mangonia Park faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
River and rain flooding
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 Mangonia Park’s grade
Hurricanes are 74% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mangonia Park, and Mangonia Park’s rate of hurricanes damage is in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts. Next is river and rain flooding at 23% (lower than 97% of U.S. census tracts).
B− #47 of 638 in Florida; higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Mangonia Park’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Florida town has higher expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Mangonia Park has less expected damage per building than 93% of Florida towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.3M a year in losses across Mangonia Park: $1.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Mangonia Park flood? Sometimes: 12 flood claims since 1988
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mangonia Park, from FEMA’s records: 12.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 78% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Blizzard of 19931 claim · $42K
- Hurricane Irene1 claim · $28K
Mangonia Park isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Palm Beach County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mangonia Park
Disasters that paid out in Mangonia Park itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Mangonia Park), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Hurricane Milton9 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
- 2022Hurricane Ian27 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
- 2017Hurricane Irma29 households applied for aid$9K aid approved$28K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Isaac$27K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs
- 2008Tropical Storm Fay$10K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs
- 2005Hurricane Wilma$205K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs
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- 2004Hurricane Jeanne1 households applied for aid$44K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs
- 2004Hurricane Frances3 households applied for aid$131K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs
Palm Beach County has had 29 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Palm Beach County, 1999–1999.
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Mangonia Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangonia Park | B−more damage than 52% | hurricanes | 12 |
| West Palm Beach | Cmore damage than 65% | hurricanes | 281 |
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 Mangonia Park faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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.
- 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 Mangonia Park
Is Mangonia Park at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mangonia Park has higher expected damage per building than 52% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #47 of 638 in Florida. Most of the expected damage is hurricanes (74%) and river and rain flooding (23%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Mangonia Park flood?
Flood insurance has paid 12 claims in Mangonia Park since 1988, $466K in all, or 12.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 78% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Blizzard of 1993 (1).
Is Mangonia Park 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 Palm Beach County, 43% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 13.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mangonia Park?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mangonia Park’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Mangonia Park?
By FEMA money that reached Mangonia Park, Hurricane Wilma (2005): $205K to the Town of Mangonia Park for repairs. By flood claims, Blizzard of 1993: 1 paid, $42K.
Is Mangonia Park at risk from hurricanes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (74%), and Mangonia Park’s rate for it is in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mangonia Park.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mangonia Park’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.