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B−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Good Hope Township · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Good Hope Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Good Hope Township gets a B− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 55% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%). Flood insurance has paid 27 claims here since 1980.

River and rain flooding 88%Tornadoes 5%Hail 2%

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

more than 55%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
B−
in Ohio · higher than 55% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
88% of expected building damage
Flood claims
27
paid since 1980 · $271K
Disasters paid out here
3
of 14 declared for Hocking County
By hazard

What Good Hope 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

88%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Ice storms Strong wind Earthquakes Winter storms Wildfire Landslides Hurricanes Cold waves Heat waves Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Good Hope Township’s grade

River and rain flooding is 88% of the building damage FEMA expects in Good Hope Township, and Good Hope Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 2%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Good Hope Township sits
Good Hope Township
Least damageMiddleMost damage

B− higher expected damage per building than 55% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Good Hope Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding88%Tornadoes5%Everything else7%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $588K a year in losses across Good Hope Township: $516K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Good Hope Township covers 2 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Good Hope Township flood? Sometimes: 27 flood claims since 1980

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Good Hope Township, from FEMA’s records: 37.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 90% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.

Paid flood claims, by year
1980: 1 claim1981: 0 claims1982: 0 claims1983: 0 claims1984: 0 claims1985: 1 claim1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 1 claim1990: 1 claim1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 1 claim1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 7 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 1 claim2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 1 claim2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 1 claim2018: 8 claims2019: 1 claim2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims200420052018
19802026
Biggest named events
  • The March storm1 claim · $908
27
paid claims since 1980
$271K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$10K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Good Hope 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: Hocking County.
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Good Hope Township

Disasters that paid out in Good Hope Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Good Hope Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2012Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds$2K to Good Hope Township for repairs
  2. 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$2K to Good Hope Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
  3. 2003Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow$3K to Good Hope Township for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Good Hope TownshipHocking County only

Hocking County has had 14 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.

Were you here?

Old photos of Good Hope Township after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Good Hope Township and its neighbors

Good Hope Township is 2nd of the 6 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Falls Township: hazard risk C−Berne Township: hazard risk C+Laurel Township: hazard risk C+Madison Township: hazard risk AMarion Township: hazard risk C+Falls TownshipBerne TownshipLaurel TownshipMadison TownshipMarion TownshipGood Hope Township
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Madison TownshipAless damage than 87%river and rain flooding—
Good Hope TownshipB−more damage than 55%river and rain flooding27
Laurel TownshipC+more damage than 62%river and rain flooding—
Berne TownshipC+more damage than 63%river and rain flooding9
Marion TownshipC+more damage than 64%river and rain flooding—
Falls TownshipC−more damage than 83%river and rain flooding12

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.

Be ready

Get ready for what Good Hope 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.

When the river rises
  • 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.
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Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Good Hope Township

Is Good Hope Township at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Good Hope Township has higher expected damage per building than 55% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (88%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Does Good Hope Township flood?

Flood insurance has paid 27 claims in Good Hope Township since 1980, $271K in all, or 37.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 90% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from March storm (1).

Is Good Hope 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 Hocking County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.8% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Good Hope Township?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Good Hope 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 Good Hope Township?

By FEMA money that reached Good Hope Township, Severe Winter Storm and Record/near Record Snow (2003): $3K to Good Hope Township for repairs. By flood claims, March storm: 1 paid, $908.

Is Good Hope Township at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (88%), and Good Hope Township’s rate for it is higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Good Hope Township.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Good Hope 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.