Oak Point’s building-damage rate from hail is in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Oak Point gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns, #256 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (56%), then hail (21%). Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 2010.
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 Oak Point 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 Oak Point’s grade
River and rain flooding is 56% of the building damage FEMA expects in Oak Point, and Oak Point’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 66% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 21%, at a rate in the top 3% of U.S. census tracts.
B #256 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Oak Point’s residents live in 3 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, Oak Point has less expected damage per building than 60% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.6M a year in losses across Oak Point: $798K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Oak Point flood? Rarely: 5 flood claims since 2010
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Oak Point, from FEMA’s records: 2.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 59% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Early summer storms2 claims · $27K
Oak Point isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Denton County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Oak Point
Disasters that paid out in Oak Point itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Oak Point), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding16 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding5 households applied for aid$4K aid approved3 flood claims paid that year
- 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
- 2007Severe Storms and Tornadoes1 households applied for aid$6K aid approved
Denton County has had 17 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Denton County, 2006–2006.
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Oak Point has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Point | Bless damage than 58% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
| Little Elm | B−less damage than 52% | river and rain flooding | 6 |
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 Oak Point 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 Oak Point
Is Oak Point at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Oak Point has lower expected damage per building than 58% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #256 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (56%) and hail (21%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Oak Point flood?
Flood insurance has paid 5 claims in Oak Point since 2010, $47K in all, or 2.2 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 59% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Early summer storms (2).
Is Oak Point 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 Denton County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.7% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Oak Point?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Oak Point’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 Oak Point?
By FEMA money that reached Oak Point, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2024): 16 households applied for aid, $8K approved. By flood claims, Early summer storms: 2 paid, $27K.
Is Oak Point at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (56%), and Oak Point’s rate for it is lower than 66% of U.S. census tracts.
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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Oak Point’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.