Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Pleasant Township faces less hazard damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasant Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, #310 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%), then tornadoes (12%). Flood insurance has paid 6 claims here since 1997.
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 Pleasant 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
Earthquakes
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 Pleasant Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 75% of the building damage FEMA expects in Pleasant Township, and Pleasant Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 12% (higher than 68% of U.S. census tracts).
A #310 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Pleasant Township’s residents live in 3 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, Pleasant Township has less expected damage per building than 69% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.5M a year in losses across Pleasant Township: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Pleasant Township flood? Rarely: 6 flood claims since 1997
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pleasant Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 58% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Pleasant 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: Brown County.The storms Pleasant Township remembers
None of the 16 disasters declared for Brown County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Pleasant Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19972 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Brown County
- 20152 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20181 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Landslides, and Mudslides, declared for Brown County
Brown County has had 16 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.
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Pleasant Township is 2nd of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Pleasant Township | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
| Franklin Township | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Scott Township | B−less damage than 53% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Jefferson Township | B−less damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Clark Township | C+more damage than 62% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Lewis Township | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Union Township | Dmore damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 66 |
| Higginsport | — | 278 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 Pleasant 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Pleasant Township
Is Pleasant Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasant Township has lower expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #310 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (75%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Pleasant Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 6 claims in Pleasant Township since 1997, $119K in all, or 2.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 58% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Pleasant 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 Brown County, 12% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pleasant Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasant Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Pleasant Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (75%), and Pleasant Township’s rate for it is lower than 73% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasant Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasant 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.