Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA puts Hartford Township’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, Hartford Township gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). 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 Hartford 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 Hartford Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hartford Township, and Hartford Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 63% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 7% (higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts).
A− lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Hartford Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $459K a year in losses across Hartford Township: $383K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hartford Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hartford Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Hartford 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: Trumbull County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Hartford Township
Disasters that paid out in Hartford Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Hartford Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding1 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
Trumbull County has had 8 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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Hartford Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 4 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Township | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Fowler Township | A−less damage than 81% | river and rain flooding | — |
| South Pymatuning Township | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Brookfield Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 9 |
| Orangeville | — | 235 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Yankee Lake | — | 88 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Hartford 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Hartford Township
Is Hartford Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hartford Township has lower expected damage per building than 84% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) 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 Hartford 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 Trumbull County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hartford Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hartford 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 Hartford Township?
By FEMA money that reached Hartford Township, Severe Storms and Flooding (2004): 1 households applied for aid, $4K approved.
Is Hartford Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Hartford Township’s rate for it is lower than 63% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hartford Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hartford 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.