Buxton, ME natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Buxton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 5 claims here since 1987. 12 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Buxton?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Buxton to be higher than in 20% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.
What Buxton faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Hurricanes
Ice storms
Earthquakes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Buxton flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Buxton, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- April 2007 Nor'easter: 1 claim, $4K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
12 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Buxton itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Buxton.
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storm and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding
Tropical Storm Irene
Severe Winter Storm
Severe Winter Storm and Flooding
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Snow
Record And/Or Near Record Snow
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding
Buxton and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Buxton total about $1.7M 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.