Natural hazards · Troutdale

Troutdale, OR natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Troutdale comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1980. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Troutdale?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Troutdale to be higher than in 62% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.

Earthquakes59%Inland flooding33%Everything else7%

By hazard

What Troutdale faces

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

Earthquakes

59% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Inland flooding

33% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 49% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireLandslidesStrong windLightningVolcanic activity

Not a risk here

HurricanesDroughtAvalanchesTsunamis

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 Troutdale flood?

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

8paid claims since 1980

$55Kpaid to owners

1homes flooded more than once

19802026

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 05% off flood insurance. Troutdale is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 9) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Multnomah County.

Disasters that hit Troutdale

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into TroutdaleDeclared for Multnomah County only

2008

Severe Winter Storm, Record and Near Record Snow

$19K to the City of Troutdale for repairs

Multnomah County has had 10 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

Around Troutdale

Troutdale and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Wood Villagemostly earthquakesHigh

Troutdalemostly earthquakesHigh

Greshammostly earthquakesModerate

Fairviewmostly earthquakesModerate

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. Troutdale covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Troutdale’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Troutdale. 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 Troutdale total about $6.1M 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.