U.S. Storm Surge Risk, Gulf and Atlantic States, 2020 |
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Single-family residential homes potentially affected (1) |
Multi-family residential homes potentially affected (2) |
Storm surge
risk level (3)
(Storm category) |
Number of units |
Reconstruction
cost value (4)
($ billions) |
Number of units |
Reconstruction
cost value (4)
($ billions) |
Category 1 |
804,316 |
$195.10 |
24,924 |
$8.13 |
Category 2 |
2,546,714 |
631.48 |
87,139 |
31.71 |
Category 3 |
4,656,483 |
1,142.89 |
165,317 |
61.74 |
Category 4 |
6,198,017 |
1,520.88 |
236,221 |
90.83 |
Category 5 |
7,110,779 |
1,709.77 |
252,657 |
95.24 |
(1) Residential structures less than four stories, including mobile homes, duplexes, manufactured homes and cabins.
(2) Apartments, condominiums and multi-unit dwellings.
(3) The risk categories are cumulative and increase in value from Category 1 to Category 5. Category 1 represents the higher risk of damage from a weak hurricane; Category 5 includes Categories 1 to 4 and the low risk of damage from a Category 5 hurricane.
(4) Represents the cost to completely rebuild including labor and materials by geographic location.
Source: CoreLogic®, a property data and analytics company. |
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