Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0FEMA puts Reminderville’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 79% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Reminderville gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns, #493 of 993 in Ohio. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%), then hail (12%). Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1992.
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 Reminderville 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
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 Reminderville’s grade
River and rain flooding is 78% of the building damage FEMA expects in Reminderville, and Reminderville’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 61% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hail at 12% (higher than 90% of U.S. census tracts).
A− #493 of 993 in Ohio; lower expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Reminderville’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, Reminderville has less expected damage per building than 50% of Ohio towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.1M a year in losses across Reminderville: $913K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Reminderville flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 1992
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Reminderville, from FEMA’s records: 3.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 50% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Reminderville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Summit County.The storms Reminderville remembers
None of the 10 disasters declared for Summit County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Reminderville itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20152 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20202 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19921 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, declared for Summit County
Summit County has had 10 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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Reminderville is 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twinsburg Township | A+less damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Aurora | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Solon | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Reminderville | A−less damage than 79% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Twinsburg | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
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 Reminderville 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.
- 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 Reminderville
Is Reminderville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Reminderville has lower expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #493 of 993 in Ohio. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%) and hail (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Reminderville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 8 claims in Reminderville since 1992, $69K in all, or 3.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 50% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 2 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Reminderville 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 Summit County, 29% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Reminderville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Reminderville’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Reminderville at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (78%), and Reminderville’s rate for it is lower than 61% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Reminderville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Reminderville’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.