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Top Metropolitan Areas At Risk for Storm Surge and Hurricane Wind, 2024
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  At risk for storm surge
Metropolitan area (1) Number of homes Reconstruction cost value (2) ($billions)
New York 878,226 $415.4
Miami 509,133 124.0
Houston 192,937 52.6
  At risk for hurricane wind
Metropolitan area (1) Number of homes Reconstruction cost value (2) ($billions)
New York 3,765,489 $1,961.1
Houston 2,092,308 671.3
Miami 2,048,827 511.4

(1) The Miami, New York and Houston metro areas studied in this analysis are defined by the Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) of that region. In Miami, this includes the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL area; in New York City, this includes the New York City-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area; in Houston, this includes Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland, TX.
(2) Combines materials, equipment and labor, but does not include the value of the land or lot.

Source: CoreLogic®, a property data and analytics company.

 

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Top 15 Metropolitan Areas By Storm Surge Risk, 2018 (1)
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Rank Metropolitan area Number of homes at risk of storm surge Reconstruction value (2) ($ millions)
1 Miami, FL 788,679 $156,109.6
2 New York, NY 726,048 277,316.5
3 Tampa, FL 459,082 79,154.9
4 New Orleans, LA 395,975 95,278.1
5 Virginia Beach, VA 389,938 90,904.8
6 Fort Myers, FL 318,950 63,465.1
7 Houston, TX 284,622 57,652.7
8 Bradenton, FL 254,535 49,231.4
9 Naples, FL 186,100 39,684.0
10 Jacksonville, FL 171,332 38,495.4
11 Philadelphia, PA 165,300 41,317.6
12 Charleston, SC 149,900 37,938.3
13 Myrtle Beach, SC 128,155 22,792.7
14 Boston, MA 126,263 34,937.3
15 Beaumont, TX 121,379 21,026.7
  Total, 15 metropolitan areas 4,666,258 $1,105,305.0

(1) Includes homes at risk from extreme to low storm surge.
(2) Represents the cost to completely rebuild including labor and materials by geographic location.

Source: CoreLogic, Inc., a data and analytics company.

 
Top 15 Metropolitan Areas By Storm Surge Risk, 2019 (1)
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Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number of single-family
homes at risk of storm surge (3)		 Reconstruction cost value of
single-family homes at risk (4)
($ millions)
1  Miami, FL 791,775 $157,644.7
2 New York, NY 731,137 283,259.6
3 Tampa, FL 465,644 84,105.7
4 New Orleans, LA 399,403 100,885.7
5 Virginia Beach, VA 391,365 94,788.7
6 Fort Myers, FL 329,479 67,566.1
7 Houston, TX 294,188 63,808.4
8 Bradenton, FL 262,745 53,758.2
9 Naples, FL 187,205 42,188.0
10 Jacksonville, FL 176,809 41,085.7
11 Philadelphia, PA 166,444 43,298.8
12 Charleston, SC 155,740 40,866.1
13 Myrtle Beach, SC 131,083 24,380.4
14 Boston, MA 126,196 34,922.3
15 Beaumont, TX 121,710 22,075.2
  Total, 15 metropolitan areas 4,730,923 $1,154,644.7
Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number of multi-family
homes at risk of storm surge (3)		 Reconstruction cost value
of multi-family homes at risk (4)
($ millions)
1  New York, NY 100,576 $47,674.7
2 Miami, FL 35,982 9,185.3
3 Boston, MA 18,066 7,785.7
4 Fort Myers, FL 13,564 3,322.4
5 Tampa, FL 12,103 3,340.5
6 Philadelphia, PA 6,281 2,415.2
7 New Orleans, LA 5,962 1,700.1
8 Naples, FL 4,035 829.6
9 Jacksonville, FL 4,011 1,306.0
10 Virginia Beach, VA 3,869 1,310.4
11 Bradenton, FL 3,252 891.9
12 Houston, TX 2,631 732.2
13 Charleston, SC 1,032 303.2
14 Beaumont, TX 701 169.4
15 Myrtle Beach, SC 637 184.6
  Total, 15 metropolitan areas 212,702 $81,151.1

(1) Includes homes at risk from extreme to low storm surge.
(2) Ranked by number of homes at risk from extreme to low storm surge.
(3) Measured in units.
(4) Represents the cost to completely rebuild including labor and materials by geographic location.

Source: CoreLogic®, a property data and analytics company.

 
Top 15 Metropolitan Areas By Storm Surge Risk, 2020 (1)
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Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number of single-family
homes at risk of
storm surge (3)		 Reconstruction cost value
of single-family
homes at risk (4)
($ billions)
1 Miami, FL 798,601 $157.47
2 New York, NY 732,531 285.64
3 Tampa, FL 466,444 83.42
4 New Orleans, LA 400,252 101.47
5 Virginia Beach, VA 397,722 95.59
6 Fort Myers, FL 335,574 68.62
7 Houston, TX 298,511 64.57
8 Bradenton, FL 266,719 53.76
9 Naples, FL 190,865 42.28
10 Jacksonville, FL 175,919 41.31
11 Philadelphia, PA 165,941 43.93
12 Charleston, SC 158,280 41.58
13 Myrtle Beach, SC 132,738 24.93
14 Layfayette, LA 129,118 29.11
15 Beaumont, TX 120,918 22.13
  Total, 15 metropolitan areas 4,770,133 $1,155.82
Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number of multi-family
homes at risk
of storm surge (5)		 Reconstruction cost
value of multi-family
homes at risk (4)
($ billions)
1 New York, NY 102,076 $48.7
2 Miami, FL 35,914 9.0
3 Boston, MA 24,474 9.0
4 Fort Myers, FL 13,693 3.3
5 Tampa, FL 12,068 3.3
6 Philadelphia, PA 6,300 2.5
7 New Orleans, LA 6,003 3.2
8 Virginia Beach, VA 4,124 1.4
9 Naples, FL 3,996 0.8
10 Jacksonville, FL 3,892 1.3
11 Bradenton, FL 3,248 0.9
12 Daytona Beach, FL 3,238 0.8
13 Savannah, GA 2,546 0.8
14 Providence, RI 2,018 1.1
15 Baltimore, MD 1,863 0.4
  Total, 15 metropolitan areas 225,453 $86.5

(1) Includes homes at risk from extreme to low storm surge.
(2) Ranked by number of homes at risk from extreme to low storm surge.
(3) Residential structures less than four stories, including mobile homes, duplexes, manufactured homes and cabins.
(4) Represents the cost to completely rebuild including labor and materials by geographic location.
(5) Apartments, condominiums and multi-unit dwellings.

Source: CoreLogic®, a property data and analytics company.

 
Top 15 Metropolitan Areas At Risk for Storm Surge and Hurricane Wind, 2022
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  Single-family (1)
    At risk for storm surge     At risk for hurricane wind
Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)		 Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)
1  New York, NY 786,279 $369.9 1  New York, NY 3,814,468 $1,945.5
2 Miami, FL 740,744 183.9 2 Houston, TX 2,032,661 619.8
3 Tampa, FL 555,474 125.9 3 Miami, FL 2,009,913 501.1
4 New Orleans, LA 405,369 124.3 4 Philadelphia, PA 1,924,785 762.9
5 Virginia Beach, VA 397,947 120.1 5 Washington, DC 1,753,336 628.5
6 Cape Coral, FL 330,465 84.4 6 Boston, MA 1,303,433 555.5
7 North Port, FL 293,538 73.4 7 Tampa, FL 1,116,079 275.5
8 Houston, TX 264,461 71.0 8 Baltimore, MD 910,522 283.0
9 Naples, FL 200,276 55.4 9 Virginia Beach, VA 580,825 177.5
10 Jacksonville, FL 194,583 55.4 10 Jacksonville, FL 566,825 157.0
11 Charleston, SC 188,329 61.5 11 Providence, RI 474,328 176.0
12 Myrtle Beach, SC 183,757 41.9 12 Richmond, VA 452,639 150.4
13 Lafayette, LA 148,646 37.1 13 New Orleans, LA 435,865 133.9
14 Baton Rouge, LA 141,932 40.8 14 North Port, FL 386,689 102.0
15 Salisbury, MA 136,220 39.3 15 Hartford, CT 380,080 143.4
  Multi-family (3)
    At risk for storm surge     At risk for hurricane wind
Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)		 Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)
1  New York, NY 109,317 $62.8 1  New York, NY 459,184 $261.8
2 Miami, FL 28,645 8.7 2 Washington, DC 100,532 24.8
3 Boston, MA 26,640 12.6 3 Boston, MA 82,249 55.7
4 Tampa, FL 14,271 4.9 4 Miami, FL 61,467 20.1
5 Cape Coral, FL 13,726 4.1 5 Philadelphia, PA 59,237 34.3
6 New Orlean, LA 6,626 4.4 6 Providence, RI 33,577 24.6
7 Savannah, GA 4,470 2.2 7 Tampa, FL 26,324 8.7
8 Virginia Beach, VA 4,286 1.8 8 Houston, TX 18,092 6.2
9 Jacksonville, FL 4,219 1.8 9 Cape Coral, FL 14,579 4.3
10 Philadelphia, PA 3,449 1.5 10 Portland, ME 14,370 6.2
11 Deltona, FL 3,378 1.0 11 Baltimore, MD 12,340 4.1
12 North Port, FL 3,330 1.1 12 Hartford, CT 11,308 9.2
13 Providence, RI 2,775 2.0 13 New Haven, CT 10,943 7.6
14 Naples, FL 2,498 1.0 14 Jacksonville, FL 8,602 3.5
15 Baltimore, MD 2,126 0.5 15 Bridgeport, CT 7,733 6.0

(1) Residential structures less than four stories, including mobile homes, duplexes, manufactured homes and cabins.
(2) Combines materials, equipment and labor, but does not include the value of the land or lot.
(3) Apartments, condominiums and multi-unit dwellings.

Source: CoreLogic®, a property data and analytics company.

 
Top Five Metropolitan Areas At Risk for Storm Surge and Hurricane Wind, 2023
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  Single-family (1)
    At risk for storm surge     At risk for hurricane wind
Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)		 Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)
1  New York, Newark, Jersey City 788,261 $406.4 1  New York, Newark, Jersey City 3,825,243 $2,145.6
2 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach 746,602 211.4 2 Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land 2,085,879 643.1
3 Tampa, St. Petersberg, Clearwater 540,411 145.5 3 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach 2,018,040 562.9
4 New Orleans, Metairie 405,975 127.0 4 Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington 1,927,600 862.7
5 Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News 399,326 122.7 5 Washington DC, Arlington, Alexandria 1,766,435 704.8
  Multi-family (3)
    At risk for storm surge     At risk for hurricane wind
Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)		 Rank (2) Metropolitan area Number Reconstruction
cost value (2)
($ billions)
1  New York, Newark, Jersey City 111,165 $66.9 1  New York, Newark, Jersey City 467,227 $278.1
2 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach 31,428 9.9 2 Washington DC, Arlington, Alexandria 100,649 26.5
3 Boston, Cambridge, Newton 26,811 14.8 3 Boston, Cambridge, Newton 82,780 62.2
4 Cape Coral, Fort Myers 13,894 4.8 4 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach 64,902 22.1
5 Tampa, St. Petersberg, Clearwater 12,572 4.4 5 Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington 59,208 36.1

(1) Residential structures less than four stories, including mobile homes, duplexes, manufactured homes and cabins.
(2) Combines materials, equipment and labor, but does not include the value of the land or lot.
(3) Apartments, condominiums and multi-unit dwellings.

Source: CoreLogic®, a property data and analytics company.