Wisconsin Flood Insurance.
What the FEMA data shows.
10,639 NFIP flood policies are in force in Wisconsin. The average one costs $934 a year. In the last 10 years, NFIP paid $60.8 million on 2,151 flood claims in Wisconsin.
FEMA policy data as of July 4, 2026.
Wisconsin flood insurance in 5 numbers
10,639
NFIP policies in force in Wisconsin.
$934
Average yearly premium per policy.
$60.8 million
Paid on 2,151 flood claims in 10 years.
58%
Share of policies in high-risk zones (A or V).
16
Wisconsin communities in FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS). Best: Village of Elm Grove and Kenosha County, both Class 5. That takes 25% off the NFIP premium for eligible policies, in any zone.
Wisconsin’s costliest floods in 10 years
These are the flood events with the most NFIP money paid in Wisconsin from July 3, 2016 to July 4, 2026. The names are FEMA’s own event labels, written out in plain words.
| FEMA event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee metro flooding, August 2025 | 394 | $16.3 million |
| Midwest flooding, March 2019 | 283 | $6.3 million |
| Wisconsin flooding, April 2026 | 199 | $2.9 million |
What will flood insurance cost at your Wisconsin address?
The $934 average is a number for all of Wisconsin. Your price is set by your own home. Same flood zone, very different prices. It turns on how high your first floor sits, what your home costs to rebuild, and how often your spot floods.
Your flood zone tells you if your lender will require a policy. Start there. Type your address and see your FEMA flood zone in seconds. A licensed, independent insurance agent can then compare NFIP and private options for you.
Checked against FEMA’s flood map for that exact spot.
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Sources and dates
- Policies in force, average premium and the share in A or V zones: FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Policies v2. Policies in force on July 4, 2026. A condo association policy counts once for each unit it covers. The average is total premium divided by policies.
- Claims and money paid: FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims v2. Losses from July 3, 2016 to July 4, 2026. Paid means building, contents and Increased Cost of Compliance payments added together.
- Counted by ShoutFlood from FEMA’s public files on November 3, 2026. Places with fewer than 50 policies show no numbers.
- CRS communities and classes: FEMA, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), read November 4, 2026, with the class changes effective October 1, 2026. A community counts when its class is 1 to 9. The discount by class is FEMA’s CRS table in the NFIP Flood Insurance Manual. It comes off the NFIP premium, not the fees.