FEMA expects more hazard damage per building in Raisinville Township than in 66% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Raisinville Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns, #672 of 701 in Michigan. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1982.
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 Raisinville 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
Tornadoes
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 Raisinville Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Raisinville Township, and Raisinville Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 4%, at a rate in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
C #672 of 701 in Michigan; higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Raisinville Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Michigan town has lower expected damage than 77% of U.S. towns; within the state, Raisinville Township has more expected damage per building than 96% of Michigan towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.5M a year in losses across Raisinville Township: $2.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Raisinville Township flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 1982
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Raisinville Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 53% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Raisinville 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: Monroe County.The storms Raisinville Township remembers
None of the 7 disasters declared for Monroe County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Raisinville Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19825 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding, declared for Monroe County
- 19861 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19901 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Monroe County has had 7 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Raisinville Township is 7th of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Township | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Ida Township | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Exeter Township | B−less damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Frenchtown Township | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | 275 |
| Monroe Township | C+more damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 153 |
| Dundee Township | C+more damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Raisinville Township | Cmore damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
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 Raisinville 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- 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 Raisinville Township
Is Raisinville Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Raisinville Township has higher expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #672 of 701 in Michigan. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and tornadoes (9%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Raisinville Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 8 claims in Raisinville Township since 1982, $60K in all, or 2.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 53% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Raisinville 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 Monroe County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Raisinville Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Raisinville Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Raisinville Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Raisinville Township’s rate for it is higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Raisinville Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Raisinville 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.