Storm risk in Stark County, Ohio

FEMA's overall hazard score for Stark County is 87.95 (Relatively Moderate), 380th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 97.84 (Relatively High), strong wind 86.23 (Relatively High) and tornado 87.69 (Relatively Moderate). Expected hail loss is $71 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 35 hail reports in Stark County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Stark County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of OH$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $71 per $1 million, 708th of 3,126 rated counties$71Hail708th of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $8.82 per $1 million, 2,308th of 3,121 rated counties$8.82Strong wind2,308th of 3,121 countiesTornado: $78 per $1 million, 2,194th of 3,144 rated counties$78Tornado2,194th of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Stark County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in OH
OverallRelatively Moderate 87.95380 of 3,1448 of 88
HailRelatively High 97.8469 of 3,1263 of 88
Strong windRelatively High 86.23434 of 3,12616 of 88
TornadoRelatively Moderate 87.69388 of 3,12611 of 88

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$6,087,979$71 $35$22 708 of 3,1266 of 88
Strong wind$753,518$8.82 $23$20 2,308 of 3,12185 of 88
Tornado$6,630,986$78 $120$199 2,194 of 3,14466 of 88

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Stark County

  • FEMA expects hail in Stark County to cost $71 per $1 million of buildings a year: 3.19 times the U.S. median and 2.03 times the OH county median, ranked 708th of 3,126 counties nationally and 6th of 88 in Ohio.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Stark County to cost $8.82 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.43 times the U.S. median and 0.39 times the OH county median, ranked 2,308th of 3,121 counties nationally and 85th of 88 in Ohio.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Stark County to cost $78 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.39 times the U.S. median and 0.64 times the OH county median, ranked 2,194th of 3,144 counties nationally and 66th of 88 in Ohio.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $177,700 home, the average yearly loss in Stark County is about $13 for hail and $1.57 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $3.97 and $3.62.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Stark County meets about 20.0 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1966, the median home in Stark County is 60 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 89.0% of its 167,525 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 26 of the 35 hail reports in Stark County (74 percent); the quietest month is February, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Stark County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$13hail, a year; $3.97 at the U.S. median county rate
$1.57strong wind, a year; $3.62 at the U.S. median county rate
$285hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Stark County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $6,087,979 ÷ $85,421,332,253 = 0.0000713. Wind: $753,518 ÷ $85,421,332,253 = 0.0000088. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Stark County in plain numbers

  • Stark County scores 87.95 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 380th of 3,144 rated counties and 8th of 88 in Ohio.
  • Hail scores 97.84 (Relatively High). FEMA expects $6,087,979 of hail damage to buildings in Stark County a year, which is $71 per $1 million of buildings, 3.19 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 86.23 (Relatively High) with $753,518 of expected yearly building loss in Stark County: $8.82 per $1 million of buildings, 0.43 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 87.69 (Relatively Moderate) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $6,630,986, counting everything exposed, or $78 per $1 million of buildings in Stark County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Stark County averages 4.38 hail events and 2.45 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 35 hail reports in Stark County between 2014 and June 2026, on 14 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 1.75 inches.
  • In Stark County, FEMA counts buildings worth 85.42 billion dollars and 374,812 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Relatively Low in Stark County.
  • Community resilience there is Very High, for 374,812 residents.
  • 1 city in Stark County is covered on this site: Canton. 31 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Canton is $6,370 to $14,105.
  • Stark County ranks 48 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 119 for wind and 161 for tornado.
  • In Stark County, May is the busiest month with 11 of the 35 reports (31 percent), against 0 reports in November.
  • Stark County's worst year was 2020, with 3 hail days at 1 inch or more and 8 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 1.00 such days a year, one about every 12.0 months.
  • The median home in Stark County was built in 1966; 71.6% of its 167,525 housing units date from before 1980, 89.0% from before 2000 and 3.7% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Stark County at $177,700, and 68.6% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 5,320 single-family building permits were issued in Stark County from 2014 to 2025, about 31.8 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2021.
  • NOAA lists 7 tornado tracks in Stark County since 2014; the strongest was an EF1 on June 18, 2015 near Uniontown, 8.52 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Stark County is 75 mph on March 14, 2019 at Avondale.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Summit County, 24 miles from the centre of Stark County; its hail score is 99.17.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 40 roofing contractor establishments in Stark County in 2023, one for every 4,188 homes.

The hail record of Stark County, year by year

NOAA logged 35 reports in Stark County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 14 days. That is 1.0 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Stark County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more024682014: 7 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch142015: 1 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch152016: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch162017: 6 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch172018: 1 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.75 inch182019: 4 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch192020: 8 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.25 inch202021: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch212022: 3 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch222023: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch232024: 2 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch242025: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch252026: 3 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch26*
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  • * 2026 runs to June only
Stark County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 2 reports2JanFebruary: 0 reports0FebMarch: 2 reports2MarApril: 5 reports5AprMay: 11 reports11MayJune: 8 reports8JunJuly: 1 reports1JulAugust: 4 reports4AugSeptember: 0 reports0SepOctober: 2 reports2OctNovember: 0 reports0NovDecember: 0 reports0Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: May, 11 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20147101 in–
20151101 in$3,000
20176201.5 in–
20181000.75 in–
20194201 in–
20208301.25 in–
20223211.75 in–
20242101 in–
2026 (to June)3201 in–

Biggest hail days in Stark County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
June 16, 20221.75 in1none recordedWilmot
June 13, 20171.5 in3none recordedLouisville
March 28, 20201.25 in1none recordedPerry Hgts
May 14, 20141 in6none recordedUniontown
April 7, 20201 in4none recordedCanal Fulton

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Stark County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Stark County

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  • 181 to 1.74 in
  • 11.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 02.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 1.75 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

19 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Stark County

Fastest gusts in Stark County

DateGustNear
March 14, 201975 mphAvondale
August 24, 202375 mphCongress Lake
June 29, 201770 mphGreentown
July 2, 201970 mphPinn

Strongest tornado tracks in Stark County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
October 21, 2021EF12.96 mi0 / 0
June 18, 2015EF18.52 mi0 / 0Uniontown
June 5, 2025EF00.15 mi0 / 0Justus
April 7, 2020EF014.49 mi0 / 0Massillon

7 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Stark County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 1.00 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Stark County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 21.0% of homes21%<1940911940s: 7.2% of homes7.2%1940s811950s: 14.4% of homes14.4%1950s711960s: 12.9% of homes12.9%1960s611970s: 16.2% of homes16.2%1970s511980s: 8.0% of homes8%1980s411990s: 9.4% of homes9.4%1990s312000s: 7.4% of homes7.4%2000s212010s: 3.2% of homes3.2%2010s112020+: 0.5% of homes0.5%2020+3

Bars: share of 167,525 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1966
Built before 198071.6%
Built before 200089.0%
Built since 20103.7%
Owner-occupied68.6%
Median home value$177,700
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20255,320
Permits per 1,000 homes31.8

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Stark County

Roofing firms in Stark County

Roofing contractor establishments, 202340
Change since 2016+4 (+11%)
Homes per roofing firm4,188
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 2023203

Source for Stark County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Stark County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Summit County, OH24 Relatively Moderate $1081.51$192.1754
Mahoning County, OH33 Relatively Moderate $410.58$141.5331
Lorain County, OH51 Relatively Moderate $280.40$182.0429
Richland County, OH61 Relatively Low $580.81$262.8941
Licking County, OH77 Relatively Low $1051.47$192.1845
Lucas County, OH124 Relatively Moderate $330.47$9.681.1038

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Cities and ZIP areas in Stark County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 31 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Canton 44702 (100%), 44718 (100%), 44703 (100%), 44709 (100%), 44706 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Stark County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stark County an overall score of 87.95 (Relatively Moderate), 380th of 3,144. Hail scores 97.84 (Relatively High), strong wind 86.23 (Relatively High) and tornado 87.69 (Relatively Moderate).

In Stark County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 35 for Stark County between 2014 and June 2026, on 14 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 1.75 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Stark County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $177,700: FEMA's estimate is about $13 a year for hail and $1.57 for wind, before any deductible, against $3.97 and $3.62 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Stark County compare with the rest of Ohio?

Per $1 million of buildings Stark County loses $71 to hail a year, against $35 in the median county of the state. Among 88 rated counties it is 3rd for hail, 16th for strong wind and 11th for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Stark County?

The median home was built in 1966, 60 years ago, and 89.0% of the 167,525 housing units in Stark County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Stark County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Stark County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Stark County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Stark County. Planning-level information about Stark County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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