Less hazard damage per building is expected in Pleasant Township than in 82% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasant Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns, #108 of 593 in Indiana. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%), then tornadoes (22%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2001.
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 Pleasant 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
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 Pleasant Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 67% of the building damage FEMA expects in Pleasant Township, and Pleasant Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 22%, at a rate in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #108 of 593 in Indiana; lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Pleasant Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Indiana town has lower expected damage than 60% of U.S. towns; within the state, Pleasant Township has less expected damage per building than 82% of Indiana towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Pleasant Township: $1.3M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Pleasant Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2001
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pleasant Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 82% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Pleasant 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: Allen County.The storms Pleasant Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Allen County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pleasant Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20011 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Allen County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Add to the Pleasant Township archive →Pleasant Township and its neighbors
Pleasant Township is 2nd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Pleasant Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Jefferson Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Marion Township | C+more damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Wayne Township | Cmore damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 1,022 |
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 Pleasant 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Pleasant Township
Is Pleasant Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasant Township has lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #108 of 593 in Indiana. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (67%) and tornadoes (22%). 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 Pleasant Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Pleasant Township since 2001, $2K in all, or 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 82% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Pleasant 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 Allen County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pleasant Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasant Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Pleasant Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (67%), and Pleasant Township’s rate for it is lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasant Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasant 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.