Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0For coastal flooding, Quinton Township’s building-damage rate is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Quinton Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns, #128 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (58%), then coastal flooding (15%). Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1999.
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 stands out about Quinton Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Quinton 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
Coastal flooding
Strong wind
Earthquakes
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 Quinton Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 58% of the building damage FEMA expects in Quinton Township, and Quinton Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 68% of U.S. census tracts. Coastal flooding adds 15%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
B #128 of 468 in New Jersey; lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Quinton Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical New Jersey town has higher expected damage than 56% of U.S. towns; within the state, Quinton Township has less expected damage per building than 73% of New Jersey towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.0M a year in losses across Quinton Township: $674K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Quinton Township flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1999
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Quinton Township, from FEMA’s records: 5.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 62% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Irene5 claims · $23K
- Hurricane Floyd1 claim · $4K
Quinton 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: Salem County.6 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Quinton Township
Disasters that paid out in Quinton Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Quinton Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2012Hurricane Sandy1 households applied for aid$7K to Quinton Township for repairs
- 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$8K to Quinton Township for repairs
- 2011Hurricane Irene4 households applied for aid$374 aid approved$29K to Quinton Township for repairs5 flood claims paid for it, $23K
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding$2K to Quinton Township for repairs
- 2010Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$11K to Quinton Township for repairs
- 2009Snowstorm$9K to Quinton Township for repairs
Salem County has had 18 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.
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Quinton Township is 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alloway Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Stow Creek Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Quinton Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Mannington Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | Dmore damage than 92% | coastal flooding | 4 |
| Salem | Dmore damage than 95% | coastal flooding | 18 |
| Elsinboro Township | Dmore damage than 95% | coastal flooding | 32 |
| Marlboro | — | 76 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Quinton 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.
- Know your evacuation zone and the way off the coast.
- Storm surge comes fast: leave when you’re told, not when the water arrives.
- Move cars to high ground before king tides and nor’easters.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Quinton Township
Is Quinton Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Quinton Township has lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #128 of 468 in New Jersey. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (58%) and coastal flooding (15%). 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 Quinton Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Quinton Township since 1999, $27K in all, or 5.5 per 1,000 homes, more than 62% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Hurricane Irene (5).
Is Quinton 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 Salem County, 39% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 7.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Quinton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Quinton 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 Quinton Township?
By FEMA money that reached Quinton Township, Hurricane Irene (2011): 4 households applied for aid, $374 approved, and $29K to Quinton Township for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Irene: 5 paid, $23K.
Is Quinton Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (58%), and Quinton Township’s rate for it is lower than 68% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Quinton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Quinton 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.