Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLess hazard damage per building is expected in Mantua Township than in 90% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mantua Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns, #258 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%). Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1979.
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 Mantua 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 Mantua Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mantua Township, and Mantua Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 8% (higher than 55% of U.S. census tracts).
A #258 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Mantua Township’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, Mantua Township has less expected damage per building than 74% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $870K a year in losses across Mantua Township: $747K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Mantua Township flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mantua Township, from FEMA’s records: 3.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 50% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Mantua 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: Portage County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mantua Township
Disasters that paid out in Mantua Township itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mantua Township), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2004Severe Storms and Flooding$2K to Mantua Township for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2003Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds$45K to Mantua Township for repairs
Portage 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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Add to the Mantua Township archive →Mantua Township and its neighbors
Mantua Township is 5th of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Hiram Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Auburn Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Mantua | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Mantua Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Shalersville Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 12 |
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 Mantua 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 Mantua Township
Is Mantua Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mantua Township has lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #258 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and tornadoes (8%). 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.
Does Mantua Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Mantua Township since 1979, $43K in all, or 3.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 50% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Mantua 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 Portage 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 Mantua Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mantua 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 Mantua Township?
By FEMA money that reached Mantua Township, Tornadoes, Flooding, Severe Storms, and High Winds (2003): $45K to Mantua Township for repairs.
Is Mantua Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and Mantua Township’s rate for it is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mantua Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mantua 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.