On FEMA’s figures, Easton faces less hazard damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Easton gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%), then hurricanes (12%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 2008.
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 Easton 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
Hurricanes
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 Easton’s grade
River and rain flooding is 71% of the building damage FEMA expects in Easton, and Easton’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 4%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
A lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Easton’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $717K a year in losses across Easton: $327K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Easton flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 2008
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Easton, from FEMA’s records: 3.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 52% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Easton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Aroostook County.9 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Easton
Disasters that paid out in Easton itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Easton), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2010Severe Storms and Flooding$18K to the Town of Easton for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding2 households applied for aid$526 aid approved1 flood claim paid that year
- 2005Snow$12K to the Town of Easton for repairs
- 2005Snow$10K to the Town of Easton for repairs
- 2005Record And/or Near Record Snow$9K to the Town of Easton for repairs
- 2003Snow$8K to the Town of Easton for repairs
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- 2003Snow$4K to the Town of Easton for repairs
- 2003Snow$7K to the Town of Easton for repairs
- 2001Snow$3K to the Town of Easton for repairs
Aroostook County has had 20 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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Easton is 2nd of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Fairfield | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 111 |
| Easton | Aless damage than 87% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Presque Isle | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Mars Hill | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
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 Easton 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Easton
Is Easton at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Easton has lower expected damage per building than 87% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%) and hurricanes (12%). 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 Easton flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Easton since 2008, $7K in all, or 3.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 52% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Easton 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 Aroostook County, 0.3% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Easton?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Easton’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 Easton?
By FEMA money that reached Easton, Severe Storms and Flooding (2010): $18K to the Town of Easton for repairs.
Is Easton at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (71%), and Easton’s rate for it is lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Easton.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Easton’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.