Bloomville Methodist Epicopal Church · Photo: Vonsky87 · CC BY-SA 3.0More hazard damage per building is expected in Kortright than in 74% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kortright gets a C for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). 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 Kortright 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
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 Kortright’s grade
River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Kortright, and Kortright’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts.
C higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Kortright’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $871K a year in losses across Kortright: $745K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Kortright flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Kortright. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Kortright isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Delaware County.8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Kortright
Disasters that paid out in Kortright itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Kortright), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$13K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
- 2008Severe Winter Storm$80K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
- 2006Severe Storms and Flooding$96K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms and Flooding$42K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
- 2004Tropical Depression Ivan$52K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$76K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
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- 2003Snow$6K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
- 2002Snowstorms$10K to the Town of Kortright for repairs
Delaware County has had 30 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. 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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Kortright is 3rd of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpersfield | B−less damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Meredith | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Kortright | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Stamford | Cmore damage than 74% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Delhi | C−more damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Davenport | C−more damage than 80% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Bloomville | — | 289 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 Kortright 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.
- 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 Kortright
Is Kortright at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kortright has higher expected damage per building than 74% of U.S. towns: C for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). 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.
Is Kortright 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 Delaware County, 23% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.9% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Kortright?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kortright’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 Kortright?
By FEMA money that reached Kortright, Severe Storms and Flooding (2006): $96K to the Town of Kortright for repairs.
Is Kortright at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Kortright’s rate for it is higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kortright.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kortright’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.