Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, West Rockhill Township faces less hazard damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, West Rockhill Township gets an A for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns, #234 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%). Flood insurance has paid 29 claims here since 1996.
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 West Rockhill Township’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What West Rockhill 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
Earthquakes
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 West Rockhill Township’s grade
River and rain flooding is 80% of the building damage FEMA expects in West Rockhill Township, and West Rockhill Township’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 71% of U.S. census tracts. Ice storms add 4%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
A #234 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania; lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns (21,298).
West Rockhill Township’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Pennsylvania town has lower expected damage than 71% of U.S. towns; within the state, West Rockhill Township has less expected damage per building than 78% of Pennsylvania towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.9M a year in losses across West Rockhill Township: $1.7M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does West Rockhill Township flood? Sometimes: 29 flood claims since 1996
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in West Rockhill Township, from FEMA’s records: 11.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 76% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- Hurricane Ida5 claims · $225K
- Hurricane Floyd2 claims · $22K
- Hurricane Isaias2 claims · $51K
West Rockhill 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: Bucks County.The storms West Rockhill Township remembers
None of the 21 disasters declared for Bucks County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching West Rockhill Township itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20215 flood claims paidThe year of Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared for Bucks County
- 19963 flood claims paidThe year of Flooding, Severe Storms, declared for Bucks County
- 20203 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Bucks County has had 21 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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West Rockhill Township is 5th of the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | A+among the lowest damage | river and rain flooding | — |
| Salford Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Milford Township | Aless damage than 93% | river and rain flooding | 25 |
| Hilltown Township | Aless damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| West Rockhill Township | Aless damage than 90% | river and rain flooding | 29 |
| Richland Township | B+less damage than 70% | river and rain flooding | 42 |
| East Rockhill Township | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Marlborough Township | B−more damage than 50% | river and rain flooding | 52 |
| Sellersville | B−more damage than 55% | river and rain flooding | 65 |
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 West Rockhill 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in West Rockhill Township
Is West Rockhill Township at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, West Rockhill Township has lower expected damage per building than 90% of U.S. towns: A for hazard risk, #234 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (80%) and earthquakes (5%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does West Rockhill Township flood?
Flood insurance has paid 29 claims in West Rockhill Township since 1996, $455K in all, or 11.6 per 1,000 homes, more than 76% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 3 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Ida (5).
Is West Rockhill 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 Bucks County, 49% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in West Rockhill Township?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for West Rockhill 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 West Rockhill Township?
By flood claims, Hurricane Ida: 5 paid, $225K.
Is West Rockhill Township at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (80%), and West Rockhill Township’s rate for it is lower than 71% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in West Rockhill Township.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where West Rockhill 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.