FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Banks Township than in 94% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Banks Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2026.
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 Banks 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
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 Banks Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Banks Township, and Banks Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 67% of U.S. census tracts.
A lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Banks Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $676K a year in losses across Banks Township: $366K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Banks Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2026
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Banks Township, from FEMA’s records: 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 78% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Banks 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: Antrim County.The storms Banks Township remembers
None of the 4 disasters declared for Antrim County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Banks Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20261 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, declared for Antrim County
Antrim County has had 4 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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Add to the Banks Township archive →Banks Township and its neighbors
Banks Township is 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | — |
| South Arm Township | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Banks Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Torch Lake Township | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Central Lake Township | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Eastport | — | 311 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Norwood 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 Banks 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.
- 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 Banks Township
Is Banks Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Banks Township has lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). 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 Banks Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Banks Township since 2026, $2K in all, or 1.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 78% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Banks 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 Antrim County, 0.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Banks Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Banks Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Banks Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Banks Township’s rate for it is lower than 67% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Banks Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Banks 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.