Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Reedurban faces less hazard damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Reedurban gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns, #30 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%), then hail (13%). Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1980.
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 Reedurban 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 Reedurban’s grade
River and rain flooding is 70% of the building damage FEMA expects in Reedurban, and Reedurban’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hail at 13% (higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts).
A+ #30 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Reedurban’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, Reedurban has less expected damage per building than 97% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $865K a year in losses across Reedurban: $662K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Reedurban flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Reedurban, from FEMA’s records: 1.6 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 67% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Reedurban isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Stark County.The storms Reedurban remembers
None of the 9 disasters declared for Stark County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Reedurban itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19802 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19811 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19821 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Stark County has had 9 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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Reedurban has the lowest expected damage per building of the 3 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reedurban | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
| Perry Township | A+less damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 16 |
| Canton | A−less damage than 78% | river and rain flooding | 32 |
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 Reedurban 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 Reedurban
Is Reedurban at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Reedurban has lower expected damage per building than 97% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk, #30 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%) and hail (13%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Reedurban flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Reedurban since 1980, $23K in all, or 1.6 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 67% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Reedurban 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 Stark County, 26% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Reedurban?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Reedurban’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Reedurban at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (70%), and Reedurban’s rate for it is lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Reedurban.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Reedurban’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.