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Natural hazards · Acushnet

Acushnet, MA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Acushnet comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1997. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Acushnet?

11
Very low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Acushnet to be higher than in 11% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding68%Hurricanes16%Everything else17%
By hazard

What Acushnet faces

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

Inland flooding

68% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 23% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

16% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Acushnet flood?

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

1paid claims since 1997
$15Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19972026
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Acushnet isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Bristol County.
Disasters that hit Acushnet

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Acushnet itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Acushnet.

Brought FEMA money into AcushnetDeclared for Bristol County only
2023

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $4K aid approved
2015

Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding

$74K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2013

Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding

$64K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

$24K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2011

Tropical Storm Irene

$21K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

42 households applied for aid $70K aid approved $7K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2005

Severe Storms and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $3K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2005

Record And/Or Near Record Snow

$33K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
2003

Snow

$25K to the Town of Acushnet for repairs
Bristol County has had 23 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Acushnet

Acushnet and the towns around it

Freetown: Low, mostly inland floodingNew Bedford: Very low, mostly inland floodingFairhaven: Very low, mostly inland floodingRochester: Low, mostly inland floodingBerkley: Low, mostly inland floodingFall River: Low, mostly inland floodingLakeville: Low, mostly inland floodingSomerset: Very low, mostly inland floodingDartmouth: Very low, mostly inland floodingMattapoisett: Low, mostly inland floodingWareham: Low, mostly inland floodingMarion: Low, mostly inland floodingMiddleborough: Low, mostly inland floodingAcushnet: Very low, mostly inland flooding AcushnetFreetownNew BedfordFairhavenRochester
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Rochestermostly inland floodingLow
Freetownmostly inland floodingLow
Fairhavenmostly inland floodingVery low
New Bedfordmostly inland floodingVery low
Acushnetmostly 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. Acushnet covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Acushnet’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Acushnet. 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 Acushnet total about $1.4M 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.

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