Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church · Photo: William Wesen Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0Marysville Township’s building-damage rate from strong wind is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Marysville Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%), then tornadoes (11%). 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 Marysville 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
Strong wind
Hail
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 Marysville Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 71% of the building damage FEMA expects in Marysville Township, and Marysville Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 10%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
B lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Marysville Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $557K a year in losses across Marysville Township: $402K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Marysville Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Marysville Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Marysville 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: Wright County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Marysville Township
Disasters that paid out in Marysville Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Marysville Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2002Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes$24K to Marysville Township for repairs
- 2001Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$3K to Marysville Township for repairs
Wright County has had 14 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.
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Marysville Township is 6th of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleville Township | B+less damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Woodland Township | Bless damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Montrose | Bless damage than 59% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Chatham Township | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Waverly | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Marysville Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Franklin Township | Cmore damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Rockford Township | Dmore damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
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 Marysville 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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.
- 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 Marysville Township
Is Marysville Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Marysville Township has lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (71%) and tornadoes (11%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Marysville 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 Wright County, 0.2% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Marysville Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Marysville Township’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 Marysville Township?
By FEMA money that reached Marysville Township, Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes (2002): $24K to Marysville Township for repairs.
Is Marysville Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (71%), and Marysville Township’s rate for it is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Marysville Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Marysville 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.