Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA puts Golf Manor’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 84% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Golf Manor gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns, #380 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%), then tornadoes (19%). 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 Golf Manor 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 Golf Manor’s grade
River and rain flooding is 72% of the building damage FEMA expects in Golf Manor, and Golf Manor’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 72% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 19% (higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts).
A− #380 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Golf Manor’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, Golf Manor has less expected damage per building than 62% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $647K a year in losses across Golf Manor: $330K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Golf Manor flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Golf Manor. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Golf Manor isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Hamilton County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Golf Manor
Disasters that paid out in Golf Manor itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Golf Manor), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$28K to the Village of Golf Manor for repairs
Hamilton County has had 16 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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Golf Manor has the lowest expected damage per building of the 3 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Manor | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Amberley | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
| Cincinnati | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 723 |
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 Golf Manor 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Golf Manor
Is Golf Manor at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Golf Manor has lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #380 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (72%) and tornadoes (19%). 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 Golf Manor 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 Hamilton County, 24% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Golf Manor?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Golf Manor’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 Golf Manor?
By FEMA money that reached Golf Manor, Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike (2008): $28K to the Village of Golf Manor for repairs.
Is Golf Manor at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (72%), and Golf Manor’s rate for it is lower than 72% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Golf Manor.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Golf Manor’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.