Does Meadow Bend flood?
Meadow Bend, League City, TX · ZIP code 77573: the ZIP code on 176 of the 176 flood insurance claims counted here. ZIP codes do not follow neighborhood lines.
Yes. Insured properties in and around Meadow Bend have filed flood claims. About 0.7% of Meadow Bend’s mapped area is inside FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Area; the rest is in moderate or minimal-hazard Zone X. NFIP flood insurance records list 176 claims from the Census block groups that cover Meadow Bend, from 1981 through 2021. 67 of them received a payment, totaling $683,714 (not adjusted for inflation). The busiest years were 2008 (42 claims), 2017 (35 claims), 2001 (29 claims).
What this page counts as Meadow Bend
We could not find an openly licensed official boundary for Meadow Bend, so this page uses a census-based area. For this page, Meadow Bend means the 2010 Census block groups whose center lies within 1.6 km (1.0 miles) of the U.S. Geological Survey (GNIS) map point for Meadow Bend (feature 2472110) and inside the League City city limits (U.S. Census Bureau), each block group going to the nearest of the places we cover. Every number below is for exactly those block groups (listed in “How these numbers were made”), so the edges are approximate and may include or leave out a few blocks people would call Meadow Bend. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, 2010 Census Block Groups and U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) domestic names.
Past claims do not predict future flooding, and a neighborhood figure cannot tell you about one building. Look up the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and get flood insurance quotes before you sign a lease or a contract.
Check a specific address in Meadow Bend
Neighborhood figures are averages. Our address check looks up the FEMA flood zone at one address, from the same public maps: check if your address is in a flood zone.
Flood zones street by street in Meadow Bend
The named streets in Meadow Bend, longest first, with how much of each street’s length inside Meadow Bend lies in FEMA’s high-risk flood zones (the Special Flood Hazard Area, zones A and V). Length is the part inside Meadow Bend; the main zone is the FEMA zone covering most of that length. A street can cross several zones, so the zone at one address can differ from the street’s main zone: check the address above for that. 133 shorter streets are not listed.
| Street | Length | In high-risk zones | Main zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Shore Blvd | 4.0 mi | 0.8% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (73%) |
| State Hwy 96 | 2.3 mi | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (60%) |
| Louisiana Ave | 1.7 mi | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (60%) |
| Pebble Beach Dr | 1.5 mi | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (92%) |
| Marina Bay Dr | 1.5 mi | 8.6% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (85%) |
| Masters Dr | 1.3 mi | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (100%) |
| Austin St | 1.2 mi | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Meadow Pkwy | 4,650 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Admiral Rd | 4,420 ft | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (87%) |
| Sugar Wood Dr | 4,270 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (91%) |
| Forest Hills Dr | 3,940 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Tuscan Lakes Blvd | 3,790 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Fairway Pointe Dr | 3,610 ft | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (100%) |
| Wood Hollow Dr | 3,350 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (79%) |
| Columbia Memorial Pkwy | 2,890 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (51%) |
| Porta Rosa Ln | 2,780 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Primrose Ln | 2,480 ft | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (98%) |
| Tucker Rd | 2,320 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| W League City Pkwy | 2,270 ft | 0.0% | X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) (100%) |
| Indianmeadow Dr | 1,950 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Broad Bay Ln | 1,900 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Villa Pisa Ln | 1,880 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Rustling Wind Ln | 1,860 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Cayman Bend Ln | 1,780 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
| Meadow Bend Dr | 1,770 ft | 0.0% | X (unshaded, minimal) (100%) |
Streets: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Transportation (primary, secondary and local roads). Flood zones: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels, retrieved November 2, 2026. Each street is clipped to the area boundary and measured in an equal-area projection. Street lengths are rounded.
Flood zones in Meadow Bend
Share of Meadow Bend’s mapped area (about 8.414 km²) in each FEMA flood zone, from FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels. Mapped base flood elevations inside the neighborhood range from 13 to 14 feet. Effective date of the FIRM panel(s) covering it (48167C0037G, 48167C0039G, 48167C0041G, 48167C0043G): August 15, 2019.
| FEMA zone | Share of area |
|---|---|
| X (unshaded, minimal) | 67% |
| X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) | 32% |
| AE | 0.7% |
| A | 0.1% |
What the zones mean
- Zone AE (and A, AH, AO)
- High-risk: part of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the area FEMA maps as having a 1-percent chance of flooding in any given year (the “100-year” or base flood). AE areas have a mapped base flood elevation.
- Zone VE (and V)
- High-risk coastal areas, also in the SFHA, where the base flood is expected to bring additional hazards from storm waves.
- Zone X (shaded)
- Moderate hazard: between the limits of the 1-percent and the 0.2-percent-annual-chance (“500-year”) flood.
- Zone X (unshaded)
- Minimal hazard: outside the SFHA and higher than the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood elevation. Minimal is not zero: flood claims are filed from X zones too.
Source: FEMA Glossary: Flood Zones.
Flood insurance claims over time
Claims filed under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from the 2010 Census block groups that cover Meadow Bend. This area is made of whole block groups, so every claim counted here comes from inside it. Only insured properties appear, so these counts understate total flooding.
By decade
| Decade | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 | $76,390 |
| 1990s | 17 | $25,409 |
| 2000s | 85 | $202,991 |
| 2010s | 40 | $368,736 |
| 2020s | 4 | $10,189 |
By year of loss
Named flood events with the most claims
- Hurricane Ike: 41 claims
- Hurricane Harvey: 35 claims
- Tropical Storm Allison: 32 claims
- Hurricane Chantel: 19 claims
- Flooding: 8 claims
FEMA labels some events only as “Flooding”. Claims by the flood zone the property was rated in:
- X/B/C (moderate or minimal): 176
Why home insurance costs what it does in Meadow Bend
This section is educational and is not insurance advice.
Flood insurance
ZIP codes do not follow neighborhood lines. This is a ZIP code on at least 5% of the flood claims counted for Meadow Bend, within 10 km of it.
- ZIP code 77573: the median National Flood Insurance Program policy cost for single-family homes was $1,081 a year, the middle of 12,373 policies that started between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026. Half of them cost between $892 and $1,233. These policies are priced under Risk Rating 2.0.
- ZIP code 77573: NFIP records list 4,382 flood claims with a loss year from 1978 through 2026. The claims dataset is as of September 8, 2026.
Fire and wind
- USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities gives League City, TX a Risk to Homes national percentile rank of 0.790, which its methods call High (above the 70th percentile and below the 90th). That is the city rating, not a rating of Meadow Bend alone. The summary file is dated April 15, 2026.
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) policies provide wind coverage for property located in 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County east of Highway 146. Galveston is named in the county list: The counties are Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio and Willacy.
The insurance market in Texas
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association: Total policies in force, as of 6/30/2026: 288,676.
- Texas FAIR Plan Association: As of June 30, 2026: TFPA insures 118,486 properties.
What to ask your agent
- Ask the agent how old the roof is.
- Ask whether a wind-mitigation discount is available for this house.
- Ask how flood coverage differs from the homeowners policy. A standard homeowners policy does not cover flood. Flood coverage is a separate policy.
- Ask whether the policy has a separate hurricane or windstorm deductible, and how that deductible is calculated.
- Ask when coverage would start. A new National Flood Insurance Program policy generally takes effect 30 days after purchase.
Flood coverage and the 30-day wait: FEMA fact sheet, Jan. 21, 2025; 44 CFR 61.11.
What do NFIP records show for flood insurance in Meadow Bend?
ZIP code 77573: the median National Flood Insurance Program policy cost for single-family homes was $1,081 a year, the middle of 12,373 policies that started between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026. Half of them cost between $892 and $1,233. These policies are priced under Risk Rating 2.0. ZIP code 77573: NFIP records list 4,382 flood claims with a loss year from 1978 through 2026. The claims dataset is as of September 8, 2026.
How big are the last-resort insurance plans in Texas?
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association: Total policies in force, as of 6/30/2026: 288,676. Texas FAIR Plan Association: As of June 30, 2026: TFPA insures 118,486 properties.
What should I ask an insurance agent about a home in Meadow Bend?
Ask the agent how old the roof is. Ask whether a wind-mitigation discount is available for this house. Ask how flood coverage differs from the homeowners policy. A standard homeowners policy does not cover flood. Flood coverage is a separate policy. Ask whether the policy has a separate hurricane or windstorm deductible, and how that deductible is calculated. Ask when coverage would start. A new National Flood Insurance Program policy generally takes effect 30 days after purchase.
Sources: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3; OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3; USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, community summaries; Wildfire Risk to Communities methods; Texas Department of Insurance, Texas homeowners insurance market overview; Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Overview; Texas FAIR Plan Association Fact Book, Q2 2026.
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Before you rent or buy in Meadow Bend
- Look up the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center; a neighborhood can mix high-risk and minimal-hazard zones.
- Ask the landlord or seller about past flooding and flood insurance claims at the property.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: new NFIP policies usually take 30 days to start (FloodSmart (NFIP): Buy a Flood Insurance Policy).
- Ask which floor the unit is on and where parking, storage and mechanical equipment sit.
Living in Meadow Bend
Flood maps are only one part of choosing a neighborhood. To compare Meadow Bend with other League City neighborhoods on more than flooding, see League City on StrollPlace.
Buyer and renter FAQ
Does Meadow Bend flood?
Yes. Insured properties in and around Meadow Bend have filed flood claims. About 0.7% of Meadow Bend’s mapped area is inside FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Area; the rest is in moderate or minimal-hazard Zone X. NFIP flood insurance records list 176 claims from the Census block groups that cover Meadow Bend, from 1981 through 2021. 67 of them received a payment, totaling $683,714 (not adjusted for inflation). The busiest years were 2008 (42 claims), 2017 (35 claims), 2001 (29 claims). Past claims do not predict future flooding, and conditions vary street by street, so check the specific address.
Is Meadow Bend in a flood zone?
About 0.7% of Meadow Bend’s mapped area is inside FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Area; the rest is in moderate or minimal-hazard Zone X. Shares by zone: X (unshaded, minimal) 67%; X (shaded, 0.2% annual chance) 32%; AE 0.7%; A 0.1%. The FIRM panel(s) covering it took effect August 15, 2019.
Which streets in Meadow Bend are in a high-risk flood zone?
No street listed here has most of its length in FEMA high-risk zones. Less than 10% of S Shore Blvd, State Hwy 96, Louisiana Ave, Pebble Beach Dr, Marina Bay Dr, Masters Dr, Austin St and Meadow Pkwy does. Zones can change along a street, so check the exact address.
What ZIP code is Meadow Bend in?
Meadow Bend is in League City, TX. ZIP code 77573: the ZIP code on 176 of the 176 flood insurance claims counted here. ZIP codes do not follow neighborhood lines. Check the specific address for its own flood zone.
Do renters need flood insurance?
Standard renters policies usually do not cover flood. Renters in a community that participates in the NFIP can buy contents-only flood coverage, up to $100,000 for belongings.
How long does a new flood policy take to start?
A new NFIP policy generally takes effect 30 days after purchase. Exceptions include no wait when the policy is bought while making, increasing, extending or renewing a mortgage, and a one-day wait in a newly designated high-risk zone within 12 months of the map change.
How much coverage can NFIP provide?
For a one-to-four family home, NFIP building coverage goes up to $250,000 and contents coverage up to $100,000. You can buy flood insurance even if you are not in a high-risk zone, as long as your community participates in the NFIP.
FAQ sources: FloodSmart (NFIP): Buy a Flood Insurance Policy; FEMA Fact Sheet: Think you don’t need flood insurance? Think again (Jan. 21, 2025); 44 CFR 61.11, Effective date and time of coverage.
Nearby neighborhoods
- Does Lakeside flood?
- Does Bay Ridge flood?
- Does Glen Cove flood?
- Does South Shore Village flood?
- Does Oaks of Clear Creek flood?
- Does Brittany Bay flood?
How these numbers were made
Area: the census-based definition above, using U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, 2010 Census Block Groups and U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) domestic names. Flood zone shares: the area polygon intersected with FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels, area computed in an equal-area projection; retrieved November 2, 2026. Claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 records for Galveston County (county code 48167), dataset as of September 8, 2026, retrieved November 2, 2026. Claims are counted for exactly the block groups that make up the area. Block groups used: 481677212013, 481677214002, 481677212014. Neighboring pages can share a block group, so their counts can overlap. Paid totals add building, contents and Increased Cost of Compliance payments and are not adjusted for inflation; a claim whose FEMA record shows a negative payment (an adjustment) counts as zero. See the methodology.
Sources
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), FEMA OpenFEMA Dataset: FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims - v3. Retrieved on November 2, 2026.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels. Retrieved on November 2, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, 2010 Census Block Groups and U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) domestic names.
- FEMA Glossary: Flood Zones.
- FloodSmart (NFIP): Buy a Flood Insurance Policy.
- FEMA Fact Sheet: Think you don’t need flood insurance? Think again (Jan. 21, 2025).
- 44 CFR 61.11, Effective date and time of coverage.
- OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions.
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3.
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3.
- USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, community summaries.
- Wildfire Risk to Communities methods.
- Texas Department of Insurance, Texas homeowners insurance market overview.
- Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Overview.
- Texas FAIR Plan Association Fact Book, Q2 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Transportation (primary, secondary and local roads).
Data as of September 8, 2026 (FEMA claims) and November 2, 2026 (flood zones). Page last updated November 2, 2026.