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Salem city flood insurance

Published NFIP policy and loss records, alongside a way to check the map.

Average annual premium and federal policy fee per policy unit

$2,625

As of 2026-08-31. A portfolio average, not a quote for a home.

Policies in force, including condo units
216
Cumulative recorded losses
774
Net dollars paid
$18,602,657

Cumulative losses in the HUDEX report through August 31, 2026. Loss counts include claims closed without payment. No annual series or first loss year is stated in this report.

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What these records tell you

Salem city’s 216 policy units describe the published NFIP book of business. The average combines different buildings, limits and deductibles. Private flood insurance is outside this dataset.

Historic net payments measure reported insured losses; they do not measure all economic damage or a home’s probability of flooding. The separate OpenFEMA release below provides a year-of-loss breakdown.

Nearby county records

These counties are closest by Census internal point; this list does not assert shared borders.

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Largest recorded loss years

Published net claim payments from 1978 through 2025, grouped by year of loss. Dollar amounts are nominal. The 2026-09-08 OpenFEMA claims release is a separate population from the policy workbook above.

2004$4,098,3321985$3,787,5962003$3,256,5891992$3,185,4762018$1,756,430
All published years and net payments
Salem city claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$733,649
1979$3,055
1980$1,607
1983$12,330
1984$960
1985$3,787,596
1986$0
1987$6,975
1989$23,183
1990$0
1991$4,583
1992$3,185,476
1993$3,244
1995$170,073
1996$532,869
1997$37,195
1998$575
2000$20,959
2002$0
2003$3,256,589
2004$4,098,332
2005$0
2006$22,707
2010$0
2013$370,651
2015$113,793
2016$3,490
2017$231,371
2018$1,756,430
2020$425,677
2024$14,047
2025$32,822

812 published claim records in this county series. Records without payment are included in counts. Missing county records are retained in national controls and are not allocated to counties. OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims V3.

Data and methodology

Complete official HUDEX report, summed across its community rows within each geocoded county FIPS. Policy Count includes condominium units under master policies. Average premium is Total Premium + Federal Policy Fee divided by Policy Count; this is an aggregate per policy unit, not a property quote. Loss counts include losses closed without payment. Total Net Dollars Paid is cumulative in this report, including the source's adjustments. The report does not specify the first loss year or split losses by year, so a starting year and annual breakdown are not inferred. Unassigned county records are retained in state totals separately. No record sampling.

Official NFIP policy and loss geography workbook

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