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C+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Barrington · FEMA

FEMA puts Barrington’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 63% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Barrington gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (95%). Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1978.

River and rain flooding 95%Hurricanes 2%Tornadoes 1%

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

more than 63%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
C+
in New York · higher than 63% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
95% of expected building damage
Flood claims
7
paid since 1978 · $33K
Disasters paid out here
7
of 15 declared for Yates County
By hazard

What Barrington 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

95%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 1 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hurricanes Tornadoes Ice storms Strong wind Earthquakes Hail Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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 Barrington’s grade

River and rain flooding is 95% of the building damage FEMA expects in Barrington, and Barrington’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Barrington sits
Barrington
Least damageMiddleMost damage

C+ higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns (21,298).

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

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding95%Everything else5%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $750K a year in losses across Barrington: $649K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Barrington’s 1,541 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 Barrington flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1978

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Barrington, from FEMA’s records: 6.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 66% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
1978: 5 claims1979: 0 claims1980: 0 claims1981: 0 claims1982: 0 claims1983: 0 claims1984: 0 claims1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 1 claim2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 1 claim2026: 0 claims197820042025
19782026
7
paid claims since 1978
$33K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$5K
average claim
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Yates County.
Disasters

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Barrington

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

  1. 2021Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred$190K to the Town of Barrington for repairs
  2. 2014Severe Storms and Flooding$175K to the Town of Barrington for repairs
  3. 2011Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds$98K to the Town of Barrington for repairs
  4. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$151K to the Town of Barrington for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
  5. 2003Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes$326K to the Town of Barrington for repairs
  6. 2003Ice Storm$18K to the Town of Barrington for repairs
Show all 7
  1. 2000Severe Storms and Flooding$120K to the Town of Barrington for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BarringtonYates County only

Yates County has had 15 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; the 2001 World Trade Center declarations.

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Next door

Barrington and its neighbors

Barrington is 3rd of the 5 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Milo: hazard risk CStarkey: hazard risk A−Tyrone: hazard risk C+Jerusalem: hazard risk C−Wayne: not gradedMiloStarkeyTyroneJerusalemWayneBarrington
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
StarkeyA−less damage than 76%river and rain flooding11
TyroneC+more damage than 62%river and rain flooding—
BarringtonC+more damage than 63%river and rain flooding7
MiloCmore damage than 67%river and rain flooding11
JerusalemC−more damage than 76%river and rain flooding27
Wayne—not graded yet

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Barrington 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 ↗
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
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Barrington

Is Barrington at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Barrington has higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (95%). 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 Barrington flood?

Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Barrington since 1978, $33K in all, or 6.7 per 1,000 homes, more than 66% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Is Barrington 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 Yates County, 1.5% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Barrington?

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

By FEMA money that reached Barrington, Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (2003): $326K to the Town of Barrington for repairs.

Is Barrington at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (95%), and Barrington’s rate for it is higher 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 Barrington’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.