Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Green faces less hazard damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Green gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns, #115 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%), then hail (19%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 2011.
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 Green 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
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 Green’s grade
River and rain flooding is 68% of the building damage FEMA expects in Green, and Green’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 19%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
A #115 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Green’s residents live in 6 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, Green has less expected damage per building than 89% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.8M a year in losses across Green: $4.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Green flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 2011
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Green, from FEMA’s records: 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 96% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Green isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Summit County.3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Green
Disasters that paid out in Green itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Green), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$31K to the City of Green for repairs
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$2K to the City of Green for repairs
- 2003Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds1 households applied for aid$2K aid approved$5K to the City of Green for repairs
Summit County has had 10 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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Green is 4th of the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Coventry Township | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Portage Lakes | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Green | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Uniontown | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lake Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Springfield Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 11 |
| New Franklin | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Lawrence Township | A−less damage than 82% | river and rain flooding | 65 |
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 Green 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.
- 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 Green
Is Green at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Green has lower expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #115 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (68%) and hail (19%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Green flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Green since 2011, $260K in all, or 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 96% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Green 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 Summit County, 29% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Green?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Green’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 Green?
By FEMA money that reached Green, Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike (2008): $31K to the City of Green for repairs.
Is Green at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (68%), and Green’s rate for it is lower than 87% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Green.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Green’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.