Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0FEMA expects less hazard damage per building in Hustisford than in 71% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hustisford gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%), then tornadoes (12%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Hustisford 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 Hustisford’s grade
River and rain flooding is 76% of the building damage FEMA expects in Hustisford, and Hustisford’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 55% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 12% (higher than 76% of U.S. census tracts).
B+ lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Hustisford’s residents live in 4 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $635K a year in losses across Hustisford: $405K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Hustisford flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Hustisford. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Hustisford isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Dodge County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Hustisford
Disasters that paid out in Hustisford itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Hustisford), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2011Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm$10K to the Town of Hustisford for repairs
- 2008Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding$6K to the Town of Hustisford for repairs
Dodge County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
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Hustisford is 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubicon | Aless damage than 88% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Emmet | Aless damage than 86% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Hubbard | A−less damage than 76% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Hustisford | B+less damage than 71% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Lebanon | B+less damage than 69% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Clyman | — | 725 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 Hustisford 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.
- 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 Hustisford
Is Hustisford at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Hustisford has lower expected damage per building than 71% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (76%) and tornadoes (12%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Hustisford 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 Dodge County, 22% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.3% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Hustisford?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Hustisford’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 Hustisford?
By FEMA money that reached Hustisford, Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (2011): $10K to the Town of Hustisford for repairs.
Is Hustisford at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (76%), and Hustisford’s rate for it is lower than 55% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Hustisford.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Hustisford’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.