Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore hazard damage per building is expected in Ridgeville Township than in 76% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Ridgeville Township gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 76% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). 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 Ridgeville 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
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 Ridgeville Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Ridgeville Township, and Ridgeville Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
C− higher expected damage per building than 76% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Ridgeville Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $624K a year in losses across Ridgeville Township: $520K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Ridgeville Township flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Ridgeville Township. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Ridgeville 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: Henry County.The storms Ridgeville Township remembers
None of the 7 disasters declared for Henry County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Ridgeville Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Henry County has had 7 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.
Ridgeville Township and its neighbors
Ridgeville Township is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | Aless damage than 89% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Springfield Township | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Ridgeville Township | C−more damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Adams Township | — | 640 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
| Freedom Township | — | 968 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 Ridgeville 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Ridgeville Township
Is Ridgeville Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Ridgeville Township has higher expected damage per building than 76% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) 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.
Is Ridgeville 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 Henry County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Ridgeville Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Ridgeville Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Ridgeville Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Ridgeville Township’s rate for it is higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Ridgeville Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Ridgeville 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.