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Ranked from FEMA National Risk Index

Lowest Expected Disaster Loss per Household in Wisconsin

The counties where FEMA's expected annual loss per household is smallest. Low exposure is one of the few housing-cost advantages that never shows up in the listing price. It shows up in what an insurer actually charges, which is not the same as the insurance figure in these tables, since that is a statewide average and cannot vary by county. Expected annual loss is FEMA's National Risk Index figure for the county, divided by the number of occupied housing units the Census reports there.

Where does yours land? Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.

Wisconsin ranked

#County Disaster loss per householdFEMA risk ratingMedian home
1 Sheboygan County $732Relatively Low$218,400
2 Dane County $741Relatively Moderate$366,100
3 Outagamie County $764Relatively Low$244,100
4 Racine County $806Relatively Moderate$239,400
5 Waukesha County $829Relatively Moderate$373,600
6 Washington County $856Relatively Low$316,200
7 Ozaukee County $875Relatively Low$368,900
8 Milwaukee County $879Relatively High$216,500
9 Calumet County $890Very Low$252,100
10 Manitowoc County $925Relatively Low$172,900
11 Walworth County $935Relatively Low$275,900
12 Kenosha County $939Relatively Moderate$247,800
13 Brown County $940Relatively Moderate$245,900
14 Dodge County $955Relatively Low$218,400
15 St. Croix County $981Relatively Low$349,700
16 Door County $1,019Relatively Low$305,800
17 Kewaunee County $1,022Very Low$208,900
18 Fond du Lac County $1,026Relatively Low$209,800
19 Winnebago County $1,047Relatively Moderate$208,600
20 Grant County $1,048Relatively Low$186,300
21 La Crosse County $1,062Relatively Low$243,200
22 Waupaca County $1,063Relatively Low$192,800
23 Iowa County $1,084Very Low$248,100
24 Rock County $1,100Relatively Moderate$215,900
25 Eau Claire County $1,108Relatively Low$242,400
26 Green County $1,140Relatively Low$236,900
27 Pierce County $1,191Very Low$308,600
28 Chippewa County $1,192Relatively Low$237,700
29 Portage County $1,211Relatively Low$230,400
30 Jefferson County $1,214Relatively Low$253,800
31 Polk County $1,221Relatively Low$241,200
32 Buffalo County $1,230Very Low$197,600
33 Wood County $1,234Relatively Low$168,100
34 Bayfield County $1,251Very Low$228,100
35 Ashland County $1,259Very Low$160,500
36 Dunn County $1,279Relatively Low$226,200
37 Sauk County $1,297Relatively Low$242,400
38 Iron County $1,306Very Low$155,200
39 Marathon County $1,316Relatively Moderate$205,500
40 Pepin County $1,323Very Low$196,100
41 Douglas County $1,329Relatively Low$190,400
42 Barron County $1,341Relatively Low$198,300
43 Oconto County $1,350Relatively Low$212,000
44 Washburn County $1,373Very Low$207,900
45 Waushara County $1,376Relatively Low$186,000
46 Clark County $1,392Relatively Low$163,800
47 Price County $1,396Very Low$146,000
48 Taylor County $1,414Very Low$186,500
49 Oneida County $1,424Relatively Low$227,500
50 Lincoln County $1,534Relatively Low$177,700
51 Shawano County $1,560Relatively Low$179,100
52 Jackson County $1,574Relatively Low$186,900
53 Trempealeau County $1,614Relatively Low$203,300
54 Burnett County $1,641Relatively Low$215,500
55 Monroe County $1,669Relatively Low$197,200
56 Rusk County $1,675Very Low$152,000
57 Vilas County $1,720Relatively Low$270,700
58 Green Lake County $1,748Relatively Low$206,300
59 Langlade County $1,757Relatively Low$145,800
60 Lafayette County $1,796Very Low$182,100
61 Richland County $1,886Relatively Low$182,800
62 Marquette County $1,956Relatively Low$201,100
63 Vernon County $2,080Relatively Low$210,600
64 Adams County $2,104Relatively Low$184,500
65 Columbia County $2,120Relatively Moderate$258,700
66 Crawford County $2,142Relatively Low$175,100
67 Menominee County $2,184Very Low$97,000
68 Marinette County $2,215Relatively Low$154,600
69 Juneau County $2,250Relatively Low$165,200
70 Sawyer County $2,749Relatively Low$223,300
71 Forest County $2,981Relatively Low$170,000
72 Florence County $8,324Relatively Low$170,000

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

Nationwide

Lowest Expected Disaster Loss per Household across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Wisconsin

Other rankings

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