Photo: User:Dismas · Public domainOn FEMA’s figures, Monkton faces less hazard damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Monkton gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (89%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2019.
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 Monkton 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 Monkton’s grade
River and rain flooding is 89% of the building damage FEMA expects in Monkton, and Monkton’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 58% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Monkton’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $623K a year in losses across Monkton: $509K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Monkton flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2019
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Monkton, from FEMA’s records: 1.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 76% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Monkton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Addison County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Monkton
Disasters that paid out in Monkton itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Monkton), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides5 households applied for aid$14K aid approved$1.1M to the Town of Monkton for repairs
- 2019Severe Storm and Flooding$553K to the Town of Monkton for repairs1 flood claim paid that year
- 2011Severe Storms and Flooding3 households applied for aid$42K to the Town of Monkton for repairs
- 2001Snow$6K to the Town of Monkton for repairs
Addison County has had 27 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods.
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Monkton is 6th of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinesburg | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| New Haven | Aless damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | 10 |
| Charlotte | A−less damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Ferrisburgh | B+less damage than 75% | river and rain flooding | 7 |
| Starksboro | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
| Monkton | B+less damage than 68% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Bristol | B+less damage than 65% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
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 Monkton 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 Monkton
Is Monkton at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Monkton has lower expected damage per building than 68% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (89%). 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 Monkton flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Monkton since 2019, $11K in all, or 1.1 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 76% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Monkton 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 Addison County, 0.8% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Monkton?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Monkton’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 Monkton?
By FEMA money that reached Monkton, Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2024): 5 households applied for aid, $14K approved, and $1.1M to the Town of Monkton for repairs.
Is Monkton at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (89%), and Monkton’s rate for it is higher than 58% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Monkton.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Monkton’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.