Natural hazards · Burr Ridge

Burr Ridge, IL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Burr Ridge comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 18 claims here since 1978. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Burr Ridge?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Burr Ridge to be higher than in 43% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding63%Cold waves16%Tornadoes14%Everything else7%

By hazard

What Burr Ridge faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

63% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 67% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Cold waves

16% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 24% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

14% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 75% of U.S. places

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Burr Ridge flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Burr Ridge, from FEMA’s records.

18paid claims since 1978

$235Kpaid to owners

1homes flooded more than once

19782026

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Burr Ridge isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: DuPage County.

Disasters that hit Burr Ridge

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Burr Ridge itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Burr Ridge.

Brought FEMA money into Burr RidgeDeclared for DuPage County only

2013

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

8 households applied for aid $39K aid approved

2011

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm

$37K to the Village of Burr Ridge for repairs

2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

12 households applied for aid $38K aid approved

2000

Illinois Winter Snow Storms

$16K to the Village of Burr Ridge for repairs

1999

Il-Winter Storm 1/1/99

$17K to the Village of Burr Ridge for repairs

DuPage County has had 14 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and winter storms.

Around Burr Ridge

Burr Ridge and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Willow Springsmostly inland floodingHigh

Indian Head Parkmostly inland floodingHigh

Hinsdalemostly inland floodingHigh

Burr Ridgemostly inland floodingModerate

Willowbrookmostly inland floodingLow

Countrysidemostly inland floodingVery low

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Burr Ridge covers 4 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Burr Ridge’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Burr Ridge. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Burr Ridge total about $9.9M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); 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. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.