Photo: Pubdog · Public domainStorms, floods and disasters in North Brentwood
North Brentwood isn’t graded for hazard risk: North Brentwood has 624 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.
What North Brentwood 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
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.
Does North Brentwood flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in North Brentwood. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
North Brentwood isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Prince George's County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to North Brentwood
Disasters that paid out in North Brentwood itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of North Brentwood), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2003Snow$2K to the Town of North Brentwood for repairs
- 2000Severe Winter Storm$2K to the Town of North Brentwood for repairs
Prince George's County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 15 |
| Brentwood | D−more damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 33 |
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 North Brentwood 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.
- 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 North Brentwood
Is North Brentwood 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 Prince George's County, 0.9% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in North Brentwood?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for North Brentwood’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 North Brentwood?
By FEMA money that reached North Brentwood, Snow (2003): $2K to the Town of North Brentwood for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in North Brentwood.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where North Brentwood’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.