Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0More hazard damage per building is expected in Manteno Township than in 75% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Manteno Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns, #596 of 768 in Illinois. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (90%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2007.
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 Manteno Township 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
Tornadoes
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 Manteno Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 90% of the building damage FEMA expects in Manteno Township, and Manteno Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 7% (higher than 76% of U.S. census tracts).
C #596 of 768 in Illinois; higher expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Manteno Township’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Illinois town has higher expected damage than 54% of U.S. towns; within the state, Manteno Township has more expected damage per building than 78% of Illinois towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $7.8M a year in losses across Manteno Township: $6.2M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Manteno Township flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2007
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Manteno Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 92% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Ike1 claim · $16K
Manteno Township isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Kankakee County.The storms Manteno Township remembers
None of the 4 disasters declared for Kankakee County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Manteno Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20071 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20081 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Kankakee County has had 4 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Manteno Township is 2nd of the 2 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais Township | C+more damage than 60% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
| Manteno Township | Cmore damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Rockville Township | — | 843 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Sumner Township | — | 812 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 Manteno Township 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Manteno Township
Is Manteno Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Manteno Township has higher expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #596 of 768 in Illinois. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (90%) and tornadoes (7%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Manteno Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Manteno Township since 2007, $28K in all, or 0.4 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 92% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Ike (1).
Is Manteno Township 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 Kankakee County, 14% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.8% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Manteno Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Manteno Township’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 Manteno Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Ike: 1 paid, $16K.
Is Manteno Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (90%), and Manteno Township’s rate for it is higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Manteno Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Manteno Township’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.