Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0FEMA puts Clinton Township’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 86% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Clinton Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns, #306 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). Flood insurance has paid 46 claims here since 1979.
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 stands out about Clinton Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Clinton 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 Clinton Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 93% of the building damage FEMA expects in Clinton Township, and Clinton Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
A #306 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Clinton 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, Clinton Township has less expected damage per building than 71% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $766K a year in losses across Clinton Township: $709K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Clinton Township flood? Sometimes: 46 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Clinton Township, from FEMA’s records: 36.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 90% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Tropical Storm Ivan9 claims · $117K
- Tropical Storm Lee6 claims · $37K
Clinton 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: Butler County.The storms Clinton Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Butler County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Clinton Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 200411 flood claims paidThe year of Tropical Depression Ivan, declared for Butler County
- 20119 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 19966 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Butler County
Butler County has had 8 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Clinton Township is 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Deer Township | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 27 |
| Clinton Township | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 46 |
| Jefferson Township | A−less damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
| Buffalo Township | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 57 |
| Middlesex Township | B−more damage than 50% | 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 Clinton 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Clinton Township
Is Clinton Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Clinton Township has lower expected damage per building than 86% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #306 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (93%). 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 Clinton Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 46 claims in Clinton Township since 1979, $441K in all, or 36.9 per 1,000 homes, more than 90% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 8 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Tropical Storm Ivan (9).
Is Clinton 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 Butler 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 Clinton Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Clinton Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Clinton Township?
By flood claims, Tropical Storm Ivan: 9 paid, $117K.
Is Clinton Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (93%), and Clinton Township’s rate for it is lower than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Clinton Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Clinton 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.