Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Springfield Township than in 98% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Springfield Township gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns, #68 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%). Flood insurance has paid 3 claims here since 1985.
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 Springfield 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 Springfield Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 87% of the building damage FEMA expects in Springfield Township, and Springfield Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 81% of U.S. census tracts. Winter storms add 1%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
A+ #68 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Springfield 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, Springfield Township has less expected damage per building than 94% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $348K a year in losses across Springfield Township: $272K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Springfield Township flood? Rarely: 3 flood claims since 1985
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Springfield Township, from FEMA’s records: 2.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 60% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Springfield 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: Erie County.The storms Springfield Township remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Erie County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Springfield Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 19851 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms, High Winds and Tornadoes, declared for Erie County
- 20181 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20221 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Erie County has had 8 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Springfield Township has the lowest expected damage per building of the 4 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | A+less damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Conneaut | A+less damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 8 |
| Conneaut Township | Aless damage than 94% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Girard Township | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 17 |
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 Springfield 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 Springfield Township
Is Springfield Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Springfield Township has lower expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk, #68 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (87%). 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 Springfield Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 3 claims in Springfield Township since 1985, $92K in all, or 2.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 60% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Springfield 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 Erie County, 27% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Springfield Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Springfield Township’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Springfield Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (87%), and Springfield Township’s rate for it is lower than 81% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Springfield Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Springfield 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.