Natural hazards · Saxtons River

Saxtons River, VT natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Saxtons River comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Saxtons River?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Saxtons River to be higher than in 56% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding77%Cold waves8%Everything else15%

By hazard

What Saxtons River faces

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

Inland flooding

77% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

8% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 39% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Saxtons River flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Windham County.

Disasters that hit Saxtons River

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Saxtons River itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Village of Saxtons River.

Brought FEMA money into Saxtons RiverDeclared for Windham County only

2011

Tropical Storm Irene

21 households applied for aid $97K aid approved

Windham County has had 21 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms 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. Saxtons River 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 Saxtons River’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Saxtons River. 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.