Graphic: Cost of Flood Insurance vs. Flood Damage (pink)
![Graphic: Cost of Flood Insurance vs. Flood Damage (pink) A bucket stands in a puddle of water, with a drop of water falling toward it. Text reads: The cost of flood insurance is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of flood damage. $700/year average flood insurance policy. $39,000 average flood insurance claim.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161121234111im_/https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1450284975236-abee0b60442357b1cadf13321c594f34/flood-insurance-drop-in-bucket-01_medium.png)
This graphic compares the cost of flood insurance ($700/year average flood insurance policy) to the cost of flood damage ($39,000 average flood insurance claim), using the metaphor of a drop in the bucket.
Photo by FEMA Graphic - Dec 16, 2015In Collection:
Last Updated: January 25, 2016