Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Barrett Township faces about as much hazard damage per building as the typical U.S. town, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Barrett Township gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns, #688 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (90%). Flood insurance has paid 7 claims here since 1995.
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 Barrett 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
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 Barrett Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 90% of the building damage FEMA expects in Barrett Township, and Barrett Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 68% of U.S. census tracts.
B #688 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Barrett Township’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, Barrett Township has more expected damage per building than 66% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.9M a year in losses across Barrett Township: $2.4M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Barrett Township flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1995
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Barrett Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 53% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Barrett 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: Monroe County.The storms Barrett Township remembers
None of the 15 disasters declared for Monroe County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Barrett Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19951 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19961 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Monroe County
- 20041 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Monroe County
Monroe County has had 15 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Barrett Township is 4th of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Township | B+less damage than 72% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Greene Township | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Price Township | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 14 |
| Barrett Township | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
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 Barrett 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.
- 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 Barrett Township
Is Barrett Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Barrett Township has lower expected damage per building than 57% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #688 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (90%). 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 Barrett Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Barrett Township since 1995, $76K in all, or 2.9 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 53% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Barrett 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 Monroe County, 20% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Barrett Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Barrett Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Barrett Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (90%), and Barrett Township’s rate for it is higher than 68% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Barrett Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Barrett 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.