Boonton, NJ natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Boonton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 9 claims here since 1979. 13 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Boonton?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Boonton to be higher than in 86% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
What Boonton faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Boonton flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Boonton, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Not a named storm: 2 claims, $747
- Hurricane Irene: 1 claim, $7K
are insured
13 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Boonton itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Boonton.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Tropical Storm Isaias
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Hurricane Sandy
Severe Storm
Hurricane Irene
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations
Boonton and the towns around it
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FEMA’s expected losses across Boonton total about $5.5M 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.