Natural hazards · Killington

Killington, VT natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Killington comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Killington?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Killington to be higher than in 17% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding73%Cold waves8%Everything else19%

By hazard

What Killington faces

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

Inland flooding

73% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 38% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

8% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 42% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningAvalanches

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtTsunamisVolcanic 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 Killington flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Killington.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Rutland County.

Disasters that hit Killington

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into KillingtonDeclared for Rutland County only

2023

Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides

13 households applied for aid $30K aid approved $3.8M to the Town of Killington for repairs

2014

Severe Winter Storm

$17K to the Town of Killington for repairs

2011

Tropical Storm Irene

120 households applied for aid $108K aid approved $1.9M to the Town of Killington for repairs

Rutland County has had 18 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and floods.

Around Killington

Killington and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Bridgewatermostly inland floodingHigh

Chittendenmostly inland floodingModerate

Pittsfieldmostly inland floodingModerate

Killingtonmostly inland floodingVery low

Mendonmostly inland floodingVery low

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. Killington 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 Killington’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Killington. 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.