Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFEMA puts Hilliar Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 71% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hilliar Township gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns, #598 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%). 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 Hilliar 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
Hail
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 Hilliar Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 76% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hilliar Township, and Hilliar Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 3%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ #598 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Hilliar Township’s residents live in 2 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, Hilliar Township has more expected damage per building than 60% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $992K a year in losses across Hilliar Township: $800K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hilliar Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hilliar Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Hilliar 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: Knox County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Hilliar Township
Disasters that paid out in Hilliar Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Hilliar Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2008Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike$6K to Hilliar Township for repairs
Knox 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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Hilliar Township is 2nd of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bloomfield Township | B+less damage than 73% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Hilliar Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Hartford Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Milford Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Porter Township | C+more damage than 56% | 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 Hilliar 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.
- 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.
- 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 Hilliar Township
Is Hilliar Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hilliar Township has lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk, #598 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%) and tornadoes (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Hilliar 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 Knox County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hilliar Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hilliar 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 Hilliar Township?
By FEMA money that reached Hilliar Township, Severe Wind Storm Associated with Tropical Depression Ike (2008): $6K to Hilliar Township for repairs.
Is Hilliar Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (76%), and Hilliar Township’s rate for it is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hilliar Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hilliar 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.