Natural hazards · Rothschild

Rothschild, WI natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Rothschild comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2005. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Rothschild?

Low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Rothschild to be higher than in 35% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding43%Cold waves42%Tornadoes7%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Rothschild faces

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

Inland flooding

43% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 58% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Cold waves

42% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 21% of U.S. places

Recorded about 9 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

7% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingHurricanesDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Rothschild flood?

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

4paid claims since 2005

$21Kpaid to owners

0homes flooded more than once

20052026

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Marathon County.

Disasters that hit Rothschild

2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RothschildDeclared for Marathon County only

2026

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $3K aid approved

2010

Severe Storms and Flooding

$17K to the Village of Rothschild for repairs

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

Around Rothschild

Rothschild and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Kronenwettermostly inland floodingHigh

Rib Mountainmostly inland floodingModerate

Rothschildmostly inland floodingLow

Westonmostly inland floodingLow

Schofieldmostly 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. Rothschild covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Rothschild’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Village of Rothschild. 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 Rothschild total about $4.7M 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.