Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Mansfield Township faces more hazard damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mansfield Township gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns, #301 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). Flood insurance has paid 29 claims here since 1979.
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 Mansfield 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
Strong wind
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 Mansfield Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mansfield Township, and Mansfield Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 5%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
C #301 of 468 in New Jersey; higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Mansfield Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical New Jersey town has higher expected damage than 56% of U.S. towns; within the state, Mansfield Township has more expected damage per building than 64% of New Jersey towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.2M a year in losses across Mansfield Township: $2.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Mansfield Township flood? Sometimes: 29 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mansfield Township, from FEMA’s records: 8.1 per 1,000 homes, more than 70% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Floyd4 claims · $48K
- Hurricane Irene2 claims · $60K
Mansfield 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: Burlington County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mansfield Township
Disasters that paid out in Mansfield Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mansfield Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2020Tropical Storm Isaias$12K to Mansfield Township for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $5K
- 2016Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$54K to Mansfield Township for repairs
- 2012Hurricane Sandy$21K to Mansfield Township for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene$4K to Mansfield Township for repairs2 flood claims paid for it, $60K
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$19K to Mansfield Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$14K to Mansfield Township for repairs
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- 2009Snowstorm$18K to Mansfield Township for repairs
Burlington County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Burlington County, 2007–2007.
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Mansfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Springfield Township | B−more damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | 345 |
| Mansfield Township | Cmore damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Bordentown Township | Cmore damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Florence Township | Dmore damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Roebling | — | 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 Mansfield 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.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- 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 Mansfield Township
Is Mansfield Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mansfield Township has higher expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk, #301 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and strong wind (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Mansfield Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 29 claims in Mansfield Township since 1979, $249K in all, or 8.1 per 1,000 homes, more than 70% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 5 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Floyd (4).
Is Mansfield 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 Burlington County, 55% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Mansfield Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township?
By FEMA money that reached Mansfield Township, Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (2016): $54K to Mansfield Township for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Floyd: 4 paid, $48K.
Is Mansfield Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Mansfield Township’s rate for it is higher than 78% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mansfield Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mansfield 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.