Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA puts Burlington Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 71% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Burlington Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%), then hail (11%). 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 Burlington 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
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 Burlington Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Burlington Township, and Burlington Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 52% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 11%, at a rate in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Burlington Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $370K a year in losses across Burlington Township: $316K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Burlington Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Burlington Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Burlington 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: Licking County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Burlington Township
Disasters that paid out in Burlington Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Burlington Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$1K to Burlington Township for repairs
- 2004Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides$17K to Burlington Township for repairs
Licking County has had 17 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.
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Burlington Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Bennington Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Burlington Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Miller Township | Bless damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| McKean Township | B−less damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Washington Township | B−less damage than 51% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Burlington 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.
- 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 Burlington Township
Is Burlington Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Burlington Township has lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and hail (11%). 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 Burlington 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 Licking County, 13% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Burlington Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Burlington 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 Burlington Township?
By FEMA money that reached Burlington Township, Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (2004): $17K to Burlington Township for repairs.
Is Burlington Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Burlington Township’s rate for it is lower than 52% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Burlington Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Burlington 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.