Newfield (Willowbrook) Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0On FEMA’s figures, Newfield faces less hazard damage per building than 81% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Newfield gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 81% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (66%), then hurricanes (21%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Newfield 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
Ice storms
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 Newfield’s grade
River and rain flooding is 66% of the building damage FEMA expects in Newfield, and Newfield’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 74% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 7%, at a rate in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts.
A− lower expected damage per building than 81% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Newfield’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $312K a year in losses across Newfield: $266K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Newfield flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Newfield. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Newfield isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: York County.12 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Newfield
Disasters that paid out in Newfield itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Newfield), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Winter Storm$36K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2022Severe Storm and Flooding$76K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2017Severe Storm and Flooding$5K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2011Tropical Storm Irene$2K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2008Severe Winter Storm and Flooding$20K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding$56K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
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- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding$15K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and Ice Jams$3K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2005Snow$4K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2005Record And/or Near Record Snow$3K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2005Record And/or Near Record Snow$1K to the Town of Newfield for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms and Flooding$229 to the Town of Newfield for repairs
York County has had 35 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Newfield is 4th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Acton | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Shapleigh | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Newfield | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Parsonsfield | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Wakefield | Cmore damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
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 Newfield 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.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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 Newfield
Is Newfield at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Newfield has lower expected damage per building than 81% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (66%) and hurricanes (21%). 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 Newfield 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 York County, 3.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Newfield?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Newfield’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 Newfield?
By FEMA money that reached Newfield, Severe Storm and Flooding (2022): $76K to the Town of Newfield for repairs.
Is Newfield at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (66%), and Newfield’s rate for it is lower than 74% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Newfield.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Newfield’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.