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Natural hazards · Raynham

Raynham, MA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Raynham comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2010. 10 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Raynham?

32
Low
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Raynham to be higher than in 32% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding76%Hurricanes10%Earthquakes5%Everything else9%
By hazard

What Raynham faces

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

Inland flooding

76% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 54% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

10% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 80% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Earthquakes

5% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 58% of U.S. places

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong 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 Raynham flood?

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

1paid claims since 2010
$9Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
20102026

Biggest named events

  • March 2010 Nor'easter: 1 claim, $9K
of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Raynham 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 Raynham

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RaynhamDeclared for Bristol County only
2023

Severe Storms and Flooding

4 households applied for aid $750 aid approved
2018

Severe Winter Storm and Flooding

$7K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2015

Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding

$59K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2013

Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding

$57K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2012

Hurricane Sandy

$36K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2011

Tropical Storm Irene

$10K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

279 households applied for aid $487K aid approved $111K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2005

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid $193 aid approved $10K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2005

Record And/Or Near Record Snow

$32K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
2003

Snow

$46K to the Town of Raynham for repairs
Bristol County has had 23 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Around Raynham

Raynham and the towns around it

Taunton: Low, mostly inland floodingMiddleborough: Low, mostly inland floodingBridgewater Town: Low, mostly inland floodingEaston: Low, mostly inland floodingDighton: Low, mostly inland floodingBerkley: Low, mostly inland floodingLakeville: Low, mostly inland floodingNorton: Low, mostly inland floodingRehoboth: Low, mostly inland floodingCarver: Moderate, mostly inland floodingRochester: Low, mostly inland floodingPlympton: Low, mostly inland floodingHalifax: Low, mostly inland floodingWareham: Low, mostly inland floodingEast Bridgewater: Low, mostly inland floodingWest Bridgewater: Very low, mostly inland floodingBrockton: Low, mostly inland floodingRaynham: Low, mostly inland flooding RaynhamTauntonMiddleboroughBridgewater TownEaston
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Raynhammostly inland floodingLow
Tauntonmostly inland floodingLow
Middleboroughmostly inland floodingLow
Bridgewater Townmostly inland floodingLow
Eastonmostly inland floodingLow
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. Raynham covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Raynham’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Raynham. 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 Raynham total about $3.7M 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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