Ocean at the Door: New Homes and the Rising Sea

Ocean at the Door: New Homes and the Rising Sea Recent housing growth rates are faster in high flood risk zones for most coastal states Image source: ADVIDSHUB / Flickr November 13, 2018 Research Report by Climate Central and Zillow Ocean at the Door: New Homes and the Rising Sea Recent housing growth rates are faster in high flood risk zones for most coastal states In 2012, Hurricane Sandy slamme. [...] And yet in the years after 2009, the percentage growth rate at which new homes were added inside of America’s highest coastal flood-risk zones outpaced the percentage growth rate outside of those areas — in more than half of the country’s coastal states. [...] Local factors, from the size of the population and the condition of the economy to the amount of space available, shape the development of new housing stock in each community. [...] Table 4: Homes at risk under moderate emissions cuts and unchecked pollution, 2100 Number of New Number of New Number of All Number of All State Homes in Risk Homes in Risk Homes in Risk Homes in Risk Zone, RCP 4.5 Zone, RCP 8.5 Zone, RCP 4.5 Zone, RCP 8.5 1. [...] Lesser or more severe outcomes are possible, with 5th and 95th percentile results available in the Risk Finder tool (scroll to the “Future Flood Risk to Homes” section of the tool after typing a city, county, or state name, and click on the gear-shaped settings icon at the top right of the panel).