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A−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Stockbridge · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Stockbridge faces less hazard damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Stockbridge gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (58%), then tornadoes (22%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2013.

River and rain flooding 58%Tornadoes 22%Strong wind 12%

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

less than 82%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
A−
in Michigan · lower than 82% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
58% of expected building damage
Flood claims
1
paid since 2013 · $8K
Disasters paid out here
3
of 8 declared for Ingham County
By hazard

What Stockbridge 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

58%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Tornadoes

22%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts

Strong wind

12%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Hail

5%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Earthquakes Ice storms Lightning Hurricanes Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts cold waves at 11% of Stockbridge’s expected losses. Cold waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Stockbridge’s grade

River and rain flooding is 58% of the building damage FEMA expects in Stockbridge, and Stockbridge’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 82% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 22%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Stockbridge sits
Stockbridge
Least damageMiddleMost damage

A− lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Stockbridge’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding58%Tornadoes22%Strong wind12%Everything else8%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $284K a year in losses across Stockbridge: $199K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Stockbridge’s 1,244 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Stockbridge flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2013

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Stockbridge, from FEMA’s records: 1.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 69% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
2013: 1 claim2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims2013
20132026
1
paid claims since 2013
$8K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$8K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Stockbridge isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Ingham County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Stockbridge

Disasters that paid out in Stockbridge itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Stockbridge), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2023Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding5 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
  2. 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
  3. 2000Snow$4K to the Village of Stockbridge for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in StockbridgeIngham County only

Ingham County has had 8 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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Be ready

Get ready for what Stockbridge faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tornado warnings
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
High winds
  • Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
  • Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
  • Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
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Questions about natural hazards in Stockbridge

Is Stockbridge at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Stockbridge has lower expected damage per building than 82% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (58%) and tornadoes (22%). 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 Stockbridge flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Stockbridge since 2013, $8K in all, or 1.5 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 69% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Stockbridge 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 Ingham County, 30% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Stockbridge?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Stockbridge’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 Stockbridge?

By FEMA money that reached Stockbridge, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2023): 5 households applied for aid, $8K approved.

Is Stockbridge at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (58%), and Stockbridge’s rate for it is lower than 82% of U.S. census tracts.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Stockbridge’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.