Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Beaver Township faces less hazard damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Beaver Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns, #124 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2019.
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 Beaver 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
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 Beaver Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Beaver Township, and Beaver Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 79% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 8% (higher than 55% of U.S. census tracts).
A #124 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Beaver Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Ohio town has lower expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Beaver Township has less expected damage per building than 88% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.6M a year in losses across Beaver Township: $1.4M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Beaver Township flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2019
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Beaver Township, from FEMA’s records: 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 93% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Beaver 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: Mahoning County.The storms Beaver Township remembers
None of the 9 disasters declared for Mahoning County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Beaver Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20191 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslide, declared for Mahoning County
Mahoning County has had 9 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.
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Beaver Township is 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Springfield Township | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | — |
| North Lima | A+less damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Beaver Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Columbiana | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Salem Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Fairfield Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Fairfield Township | — | 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.
Get ready for what Beaver 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.
- 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 Beaver Township
Is Beaver Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Beaver Township has lower expected damage per building than 94% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #124 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and tornadoes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Beaver Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Beaver Township since 2019, $7K in all, or 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 93% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Beaver 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 Mahoning County, 44% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Beaver Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Beaver Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Beaver Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Beaver Township’s rate for it is lower than 79% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Beaver Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Beaver 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.