Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Claridon Township than in 95% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Claridon Township gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns, #100 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (81%). 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 Claridon 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
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 Claridon Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 81% of the building damage FEMA expects in Claridon Township, and Claridon Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 79% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 3%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
A+ #100 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Claridon Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Ohio town has lower expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Claridon Township has less expected damage per building than 90% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $536K a year in losses across Claridon Township: $440K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Claridon Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Claridon Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Claridon 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: Geauga County.The storms Claridon Township remembers
None of the 9 disasters declared for Geauga County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Claridon Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Geauga 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.
Claridon Township and its neighbors
Claridon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Burton Township | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Claridon Township | A+less damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Munson Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Hambden Township | Aless damage than 91% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Huntsburg Township | A−less damage than 79% | 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 Claridon 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Claridon Township
Is Claridon Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Claridon Township has lower expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk, #100 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (81%) and tornadoes (7%). 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 Claridon 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 Geauga County, 31% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Claridon Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Claridon Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Claridon Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (81%), and Claridon Township’s rate for it is lower than 79% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Claridon Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Claridon 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.