Natural hazards · Brazoria

Brazoria, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Brazoria comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 232 claims here since 1979. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Brazoria?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Brazoria to be higher than in 74% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding55%Hurricanes22%Tornadoes10%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Brazoria faces

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

Inland flooding

55% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 78% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

22% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 53% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 65 years in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Brazoria flood?

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

232paid claims since 1979

$4.9Mpaid to owners

26homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Harvey: 25 claims, $1.9M
Tropical Storm Claudette: 12 claims, $76K
Tropical Storm Paul: 9 claims, $120K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (5) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Brazoria isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Brazoria County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

10homes raised above flood level

Disasters that hit Brazoria

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BrazoriaDeclared for Brazoria County only

2024

Hurricane Beryl

2,792 households applied for aid $5.0M aid approved $545K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2021

Severe Winter Storms

340 households applied for aid $237K aid approved $32K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2017

Hurricane Harvey

3,616 households applied for aid $11.3M aid approved $139K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

64 households applied for aid $242K aid approved $17K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2015

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

21 households applied for aid $10K aid approved

2008

Hurricane Ike

1,329 households applied for aid $492K aid approved $307K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

554 households applied for aid $154K aid approved $26K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2003

Hurricane Claudette

117 households applied for aid $343K aid approved $10K to the City of Brazoria for repairs

2002

Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding

12 households applied for aid $22K aid approved

Brazoria County has had 28 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

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. Brazoria is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Brazoria’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Brazoria. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

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.