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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Ucon · FEMA

FEMA expects more hazard damage per building in Ucon than in 63% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Ucon gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%), then earthquakes (24%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 71%Earthquakes 24%Hail 4%

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

more than 63%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C+
in Idaho · higher than 63% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
71% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 3 declared for Bonneville County
By hazard

What Ucon 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

71%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Earthquakes

24%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Hail Tornadoes Strong wind Wildfire Ice storms Cold waves Lightning Winter storms Heat waves Landslides Volcanic activity top 4%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesAvalanchesTsunamis
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 21% of Ucon’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.1%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Ucon’s grade

River and rain flooding is 71% of the building damage FEMA expects in Ucon, and Ucon’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 67% of U.S. census tracts. Next is earthquakes at 24% (higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts).

Where Ucon sits
Ucon
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Ucon’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding71%Earthquakes24%Hail4%Everything else1%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $550K a year in losses across Ucon: $348K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Ucon’s 1,160 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Ucon flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Ucon. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of all homes are insured
No community discount

Ucon isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Bonneville County.
Disasters

The storms Ucon remembers

None of the 3 disasters declared for Bonneville County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Ucon itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in UconBonneville County only

Bonneville County has had 3 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 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Bonneville County, 2016–2016.

Be ready

Get ready for what Ucon faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Ucon

Is Ucon at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Ucon has higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%) and earthquakes (24%). 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.

Is Ucon 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 Bonneville County, 0.2% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Ucon?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Ucon’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Ucon at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (71%), and Ucon’s rate for it is higher than 67% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Ucon.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Ucon’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.