U.S. Storm Surge Risk, Gulf and Atlantic States, 2021 |
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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 |
1,309,160 |
$327.55 |
41,662 |
$16.56 |
Category 2 |
2,754,989 |
701.93 |
94,101 |
39.14 |
Category 3 |
4,420,104 |
1,104.02 |
150,212 |
61.34 |
Category 4 |
6,462,072 |
1,611.27 |
221,920 |
92.54 |
Category 5 |
7,487,405 |
1,829.84 |
246,136 |
98.57 |
(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.
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