Flood risk in Marana

Flood risk in Marana

Flooding is not covered by a standard homeowners policy anywhere in the country — it is a separate policy. Whether you are required to carry it depends on the zone your address falls in.

FEMA's current mapping for the Marana area shows Zone AO, Zone AE, Zone A, Zone AH alongside Zone X, which is the lower-risk designation.

Marana includes Zone AO. That is shallow sheet flooding — water spreading across the surface rather than a river coming up. It is rated on depth rather than elevation, so the usual advice about elevation certificates does not apply the same way.

MARANA, TOWN OF is in FEMA's Community Rating System at Class 7, which earns residents 15% off flood insurance in the high-risk zones. Most homeowners have never heard of this and it applies automatically.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; NFIP community 040118.

Marana earns a 15% community discount on flood premiums, and most people who qualify have never been told. Worth confirming you are getting it.


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