On FEMA’s figures, Taylorsville faces more hazard damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns, mostly from earthquakes
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Taylorsville gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns, #89 of 119 in Utah. Most of that expected damage is earthquakes (70%), then river and rain flooding (29%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2011.
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 Taylorsville faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
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 Taylorsville’s grade
Earthquakes are 70% of the building damage FEMA expects in Taylorsville, and Taylorsville’s rate of earthquakes damage is in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts. Next is river and rain flooding at 29% (lower than 75% of U.S. census tracts).
C− #89 of 119 in Utah; higher expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Taylorsville’s residents live in 17 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Utah town has higher expected damage than 56% of U.S. towns; within the state, Taylorsville has more expected damage per building than 75% of Utah towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $28.3M a year in losses across Taylorsville: $12.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Taylorsville flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2011
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Taylorsville, from FEMA’s records: 0.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 100% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Taylorsville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Salt Lake County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Taylorsville
Disasters that paid out in Taylorsville itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Taylorsville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2020Earthquake and Aftershocks24 households applied for aid$10K aid approved
Salt Lake County has had 6 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 3 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Salt Lake County, 2010–2021.
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Taylorsville is 3rd of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jordan | Bless damage than 59% | earthquakes | 3 |
| Kearns | B−more damage than 53% | earthquakes | — |
| Taylorsville | C−more damage than 75% | earthquakes | 1 |
| West Valley City | C−more damage than 76% | earthquakes | 2 |
| Murray | C−more damage than 85% | earthquakes | 36 |
| Millcreek | Dmore damage than 85% | earthquakes | 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 Taylorsville faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- 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 Taylorsville
Is Taylorsville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Taylorsville has higher expected damage per building than 75% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk, #89 of 119 in Utah. Most of the expected damage is earthquakes (70%) and river and rain flooding (29%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Taylorsville flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Taylorsville since 2011, $4K in all, or 0.0 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 100% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Taylorsville 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 Salt Lake County, 16% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.2% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Taylorsville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Taylorsville’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 Taylorsville?
By FEMA money that reached Taylorsville, Earthquake and Aftershocks (2020): 24 households applied for aid, $10K approved.
Is Taylorsville at risk from earthquakes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (70%), and Taylorsville’s rate for it is in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Taylorsville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Taylorsville’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.