Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0On FEMA’s figures, Corinth faces more hazard damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Corinth gets a C+ for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). Flood insurance has paid 2 claims here since 1984.
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 stands out about Corinth’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Corinth 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
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 Corinth’s grade
River and rain flooding is 92% of the building damage FEMA expects in Corinth, and Corinth’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts.
C+ higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Corinth’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $602K a year in losses across Corinth: $511K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Corinth flood? Rarely: 2 flood claims since 1984
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Corinth, from FEMA’s records: 2.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 58% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Corinth isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Orange County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Corinth
Disasters that paid out in Corinth itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Corinth), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2023Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides8 households applied for aid$18K aid approved$1.2M to the Town of Corinth for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2017Severe Storms and Flooding$27K to the Town of Corinth for repairs
- 2014Severe Storms and Flooding$31K to the Town of Corinth for repairs
- 2011Tropical Storm Irene4 households applied for aid$42K aid approved$53K to the Town of Corinth for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms and Flooding$115K to the Town of Corinth for repairs
Orange County has had 31 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods.
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Corinth is 5th of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | B+less damage than 66% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Washington | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Orange | Bless damage than 56% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Topsham | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Corinth | C+more damage than 63% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Vershire | — | 842 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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 Corinth 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.
- 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 Corinth
Is Corinth at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Corinth has higher expected damage per building than 63% of U.S. towns: C+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (92%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Corinth flood?
Flood insurance has paid 2 claims in Corinth since 1984, $6K in all, or 2.3 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 58% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Corinth 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 Orange County, 0.9% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Corinth?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Corinth’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 Corinth?
By FEMA money that reached Corinth, Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2023): 8 households applied for aid, $18K approved, and $1.2M to the Town of Corinth for repairs.
Is Corinth at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (92%), and Corinth’s rate for it is higher than 81% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Corinth.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Corinth’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.