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Natural hazards · Wilton

Wilton, ME natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Wilton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 1987. 13 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Wilton?

48
Moderate
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Wilton to be higher than in 48% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding40%Hurricanes19%Cold waves12%Ice storms11%Lightning5%Everything else13%
By hazard

What Wilton faces

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

Inland flooding

40% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 41% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

19% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Cold waves

12% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 47% of U.S. places
Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Ice storms

11% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area

Lightning

5% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 96% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong wind

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 Wilton flood?

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

4paid claims since 1987
$67Kpaid to owners
0homes flooded more than once
19872026

Biggest named events

  • December Nor'easter: 1 claim, $56K
of all homes
are insured
No community discount. Wilton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Franklin County.
Disasters that hit Wilton

13 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into WiltonDeclared for Franklin County only
2023

Severe Storm and Flooding

22 households applied for aid $35K aid approved $130K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2022

Severe Storm and Flooding

$6K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2017

Severe Storm and Flooding

$11K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2011

Tropical Storm Irene

$2K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2009

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

$23K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2007

Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding

$38K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2005

Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and Ice Jams

$18K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2005

Snow

$17K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2005

Record And/Or Near Record Snow

$15K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2003

Snow

$27K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2002

Severe Winter Cold and Frost

$11K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2001

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding

$6K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
2001

Snow

$20K to the Town of Wilton for repairs
Franklin County has had 28 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.
Around Wilton

Wilton and the towns around it

Temple: High, mostly inland floodingJay: Moderate, mostly inland floodingChesterville: High, mostly inland floodingFarmington: Moderate, mostly inland floodingDixfield: Moderate, mostly inland floodingAvon: High, mostly inland floodingCanton: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLivermore Falls: Moderate, mostly inland floodingLivermore: Low, mostly inland floodingVienna: Low, mostly inland floodingNew Sharon: High, mostly inland floodingMount Vernon: Low, mostly inland floodingFayette: Very low, mostly inland floodingIndustry: High, mostly inland floodingNew Vineyard: High, mostly inland floodingStrong: High, mostly inland floodingMexico: Very high, mostly inland floodingPeru: Moderate, mostly inland floodingCarthage: High, mostly inland floodingWilton: Moderate, mostly inland flooding WiltonTempleJayChestervilleFarmingtonDixfield
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Templemostly inland floodingHigh
Chestervillemostly inland floodingHigh
Dixfieldmostly inland floodingModerate
Wiltonmostly inland floodingModerate
Jaymostly inland floodingModerate
Farmingtonmostly inland floodingModerate
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. Wilton covers 1 census tract, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Wilton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Wilton. 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 Wilton total about $1.3M 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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