Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Manor 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, Manor gets a B− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns, #286 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2015.
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 Manor 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
Hail
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 Manor’s grade
River and rain flooding is 78% of the building damage FEMA expects in Manor, and Manor’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 61% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 10%, at a rate in the top 9% of U.S. census tracts.
B− #286 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Manor’s residents live in 6 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Texas town has higher expected damage than 50% of U.S. towns; within the state, Manor has less expected damage per building than 56% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.0M a year in losses across Manor: $1.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Manor flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2015
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Manor, from FEMA’s records: 0.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 98% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Early summer storms1 claim · $36K
Manor isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Travis County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Manor
Disasters that paid out in Manor itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Manor), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2025Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding67 households applied for aid$60K aid approved
- 2023Severe Winter Storm$103K to the City of Manor for repairs
- 2021Severe Winter Storms417 households applied for aid$117K aid approved$22K to the City of Manor for repairs
- 2017Hurricane Harvey1 households applied for aid$2K aid approved
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding5 households applied for aid$7K aid approved
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding2 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
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- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding40 households applied for aid$109K aid approved
Travis County has had 26 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 6 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Travis County, 2006–2011.
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Manor is 2nd of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 2,221 |
| Manor | B−less damage than 54% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
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 Manor 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.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- 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 Manor
Is Manor at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Manor has lower expected damage per building than 54% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #286 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%) and hail (10%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Manor flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Manor since 2015, $36K in all, or 0.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 98% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Early summer storms (1).
Is Manor 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 Travis County, 53% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Manor?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Manor’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 Manor?
By FEMA money that reached Manor, Severe Winter Storms (2021): 417 households applied for aid, $117K approved, and $22K to the City of Manor for repairs. By flood claims, Early summer storms: 1 paid, $36K.
Is Manor at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (78%), and Manor’s rate for it is higher than 61% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Manor.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Manor’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.