Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Pleasanton than in 80% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasanton gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 80% of U.S. towns, #100 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%). Flood insurance has paid 7 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 Pleasanton 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
Tornadoes
Hail
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 Pleasanton’s grade
River and rain flooding is 78% of the building damage FEMA expects in Pleasanton, and Pleasanton’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 8% (higher than 60% of U.S. census tracts).
A− #100 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 80% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Pleasanton’s residents live in 5 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, Pleasanton has less expected damage per building than 85% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $3.3M a year in losses across Pleasanton: $1.9M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Pleasanton flood? Rarely: 7 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Pleasanton, from FEMA’s records: 1.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 66% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Torrential rain1 claim · $635
Pleasanton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Atascosa County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Pleasanton
Disasters that paid out in Pleasanton itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Pleasanton), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Severe Winter Storms101 households applied for aid$52K aid approved$28K to the City of Pleasanton for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding6 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
- 2003Hurricane Claudette36 households applied for aid$50K aid approved$3K to the City of Pleasanton for repairs
- 2002Severe Storms and Flooding$229K to the City of Pleasanton for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
Atascosa County has had 15 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 Atascosa County, 2025–2025.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Pleasanton
Is Pleasanton at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Pleasanton has lower expected damage per building than 80% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #100 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (78%) and tornadoes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Pleasanton flood?
Flood insurance has paid 7 claims in Pleasanton since 1979, $103K in all, or 1.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 66% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Torrential rain (1).
Is Pleasanton 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 Atascosa County, 9% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Pleasanton?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Pleasanton’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 Pleasanton?
By FEMA money that reached Pleasanton, Severe Storms and Flooding (2002): $229K to the City of Pleasanton for repairs. By flood claims, Torrential rain: 1 paid, $635.
Is Pleasanton at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (78%), and Pleasanton’s rate for it is lower than 62% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Pleasanton.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Pleasanton’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.