Mueller-Wright House · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0FEMA puts Wrightstown’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 64% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Wrightstown gets a B for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns, #250 of 362 in Wisconsin. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%). Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1990.
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 Wrightstown 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
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 Wrightstown’s grade
River and rain flooding is 86% of the building damage FEMA expects in Wrightstown, and Wrightstown’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts. Next is tornadoes at 8% (higher than 68% of U.S. census tracts).
B #250 of 362 in Wisconsin; lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Wrightstown’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Wisconsin town has lower expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Wrightstown has more expected damage per building than 69% of Wisconsin towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.6M a year in losses across Wrightstown: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Wrightstown flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 1990
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Wrightstown, from FEMA’s records: 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 83% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Wrightstown isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Brown County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Wrightstown
Disasters that paid out in Wrightstown itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Village of Wrightstown), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2026Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
Brown 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.
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Wrightstown is 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaukauna | A+less damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Wrightstown | Bless damage than 64% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| Wrightstown | Bless damage than 61% | river and rain flooding | — |
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 Wrightstown 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.
- 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 Wrightstown
Is Wrightstown at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Wrightstown has lower expected damage per building than 64% of U.S. towns: B for hazard risk, #250 of 362 in Wisconsin. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (86%) and tornadoes (8%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Wrightstown flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Wrightstown since 1990, $4K in all, or 0.8 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 83% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Is Wrightstown 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 Brown County, 10% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.6% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Wrightstown?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Wrightstown’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 Wrightstown?
By FEMA money that reached Wrightstown, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2026): 3 households applied for aid, $8K approved.
Is Wrightstown at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (86%), and Wrightstown’s rate for it is higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Wrightstown.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Wrightstown’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.