Davis-Beard House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0On FEMA’s figures, Linton Hall faces less hazard damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Linton Hall gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns, #186 of 253 in Virginia. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%). Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2018.
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 Linton Hall 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
Hurricanes
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 Linton Hall’s grade
River and rain flooding is 82% of the building damage FEMA expects in Linton Hall, and Linton Hall’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hurricanes at 7% (higher than 70% of U.S. census tracts).
B+ #186 of 253 in Virginia; lower expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Linton Hall’s residents live in 8 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Virginia town has lower expected damage than 81% of U.S. towns; within the state, Linton Hall has more expected damage per building than 73% of Virginia towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $7.3M a year in losses across Linton Hall: $6.0M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Linton Hall flood? Rarely: 4 flood claims since 2018
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Linton Hall, from FEMA’s records: 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 94% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Linton Hall isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Prince William County.The storms Linton Hall remembers
None of the 16 disasters declared for Prince William County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Linton Hall itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 20181 flood claims paidThe year of Hurricane Florence, declared for Prince William County
- 20191 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20201 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Prince William County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often winter storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Linton Hall is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation | Aless damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Gainesville | A−less damage than 84% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Linton Hall | B+less damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 4 |
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 Linton Hall 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.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Linton Hall
Is Linton Hall at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Linton Hall has lower expected damage per building than 66% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk, #186 of 253 in Virginia. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (82%) and hurricanes (7%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Linton Hall flood?
Flood insurance has paid 4 claims in Linton Hall since 2018, $99K in all, or 0.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 94% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Linton Hall 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 Prince William County, 46% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Linton Hall?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Linton Hall’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Linton Hall at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (82%), and Linton Hall’s rate for it is higher than 56% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Linton Hall.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Linton Hall’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.