FEMA puts Hinton Township’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 79% of U.S. towns, mostly from strong wind
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hinton Township gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is strong wind (58%), then river and rain flooding (36%). 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 Hinton Township faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Strong wind
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 Hinton Township’s grade
Strong wind is 58% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hinton Township, and Hinton Township’s rate of strong wind damage is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts. Next is river and rain flooding at 36% (lower than 61% of U.S. census tracts).
C− higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Hinton Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $527K a year in losses across Hinton Township: $432K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hinton Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hinton Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Hinton 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: Mecosta County.The storms Hinton Township remembers
None of the 10 disasters declared for Mecosta County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Hinton Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Mecosta County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Hinton Township and its neighbors
Hinton Township is 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Morton Township | C−more damage than 77% | strong wind | — |
| Deerfield Township | C−more damage than 79% | strong wind | — |
| Hinton Township | C−more damage than 79% | strong wind | 0 |
| Millbrook Township | C−more damage than 79% | strong wind | — |
| Canadian Lakes | — | a Census area inside a town; graded with the town | |
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 Hinton 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Hinton Township
Is Hinton Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hinton Township has higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is strong wind (58%) and river and rain flooding (36%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Hinton 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 Mecosta County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hinton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hinton Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Hinton Township at risk from strong wind?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (58%), and Hinton Township’s rate for it is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hinton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hinton 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.