U.S. Cities Most Impacted By Sea Level Rise
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| City | State | 2020 Rank | 2020 Share of housing units in risk zones (%) | 2020 housing units in risk zones | 2020 Share of housing value in risk zones (%) | 2020 housing value in risk zones ($) | 2020 share of new housing units in risk zones (%) | 2020 share of new housing value in risk zones (%) | Change in % of houses in risk zones from 2019 to 2020 (%) | 2019 Rank | 2019 Share of housing in risk zone (%) | 2019 housing units in risk zones | 2019 Share of housing value in risk zones (%) | 2019 housing value in risk zones ($) | 2019 share of new housing in risk zones (%) | 2019 share of new housing value in risk zones (%) |
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| City | State | 2020 Rank | 2020 Share of housing units in risk zones (%) | 2020 housing units in risk zones | 2020 Share of housing value in risk zones (%) | 2020 housing value in risk zones ($) | 2020 share of new housing units in risk zones (%) | 2020 share of new housing value in risk zones (%) | Change in % of houses in risk zones from 2019 to 2020 (%) | 2019 Rank | 2019 Share of housing in risk zone (%) | 2019 housing units in risk zones | 2019 Share of housing value in risk zones (%) | 2019 housing value in risk zones ($) | 2019 share of new housing in risk zones (%) | 2019 share of new housing value in risk zones (%) |
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| Miramar | FL | 1 | 95.2 | 35,074 | 96.3 | 12,093,132,682 | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Pembroke Pines | FL | 2 | 94.5 | 52,551 | 94.8 | 16,103,259,854 | 50.00 | 72.30 | ||||||||
| Davie | FL | 3 | 91.8 | 25,832 | 89.3 | 9,973,937,459 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 27.80 | 6 | 64 | 17,995 | 54.2 | 6,057,281,606 | 93.2 | 89 |
| Hialeah | FL | 4 | 90.7 | 46,721 | 88.4 | 11,609,490,525 | 99.70 | 99.60 | 26.20 | 5 | 64.5 | 33,212 | 60.2 | 7,908,923,725 | 95.1 | 95.2 |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | 5 | 73.4 | 48,205 | 75.5 | 26,670,397,210 | 90.10 | 90.00 | 12.20 | 7 | 61.2 | 40,244 | 65.6 | 23,148,655,526 | 83 | 82.1 |
| Miami Gardens | FL | 6 | 71.4 | 20,515 | 70.4 | 4,725,426,423 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Hollywood | FL | 7 | 59.8 | 30,533 | 70 | 12,090,411,970 | 40.80 | 71.80 | 14.70 | 8 | 45.1 | 23,018 | 53.6 | 9,251,338,329 | 38.3 | 66.6 |
| Norfolk | VA | 8 | 51.6 | 29,856 | 60 | 7,865,157,705 | 51.70 | 56.00 | 25.00 | 20 | 26.6 | 15,371 | 35.4 | 4,643,842,605 | 28.4 | 32.4 |
| Hampton | VA | 9 | 50.9 | 22,318 | 53.1 | 4,174,490,168 | 44.90 | 45.20 | 19.50 | 18 | 31.4 | 13,778 | 35.7 | 2,808,529,119 | 18.6 | 21.4 |
| Charleston | SC | 10 | 50.6 | 22,845 | 62.3 | 13,409,123,763 | 50.20 | 67.90 | 12.00 | 10 | 38.6 | 17,437 | 49.4 | 10,617,186,228 | 40.5 | 55.7 |
| Miami | FL | 11 | 46.9 | 50,816 | 48.2 | 25,507,729,986 | 17.20 | 53.20 | 11.90 | 12 | 35 | 37,859 | 35.8 | 18,951,344,215 | 15 | 46.4 |
| Pompano Beach | FL | 12 | 46.1 | 19,787 | 57.3 | 7,090,910,586 | 97.70 | 92.00 | 12.10 | 15 | 34 | 14,578 | 45.1 | 5,573,881,697 | 95.3 | 86.1 |
| San Mateo | CA | 13 | 43.3 | 11,359 | 35.9 | 15,267,459,492 | 81.10 | 73.60 | 1.70 | 9 | 41.6 | 10,890 | 34.3 | 14,592,425,181 | 67.7 | 60.8 |
| Cape Coral | FL | 14 | 42.5 | 32,898 | 52.8 | 11,468,787,539 | 72.50 | 82.70 | 28.50 | 36 | 14 | 10,826 | 17.4 | 3,768,930,780 | 46.4 | 54 |
| Cambridge | MA | 15 | 40.1 | 8,340 | 40.8 | 11,010,866,783 | 56.90 | 84.70 | 6.70 | 16 | 33.4 | 6,951 | 33.7 | 9,085,789,460 | 43.1 | 82.7 |
| Honolulu | HI | 16 | 38 | 40,405 | 16.1 | 27,162,518,458 | 5.80 | 8.70 | 5.80 | 17 | 32.2 | 34,266 | 13.9 | 23,401,665,985 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| St. Petersburg | FL | 17 | 37 | 33,246 | 49.2 | 12,910,003,794 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Jersey City | NJ | 18 | 35.3 | 16,921 | 52.4 | 16,568,025,211 | 16.80 | 67.90 | 15.10 | 27 | 20.2 | 9,674 | 29.9 | 9,461,313,296 | 12.6 | 25.4 |
| Virginia Beach | VA | 19 | 29.6 | 42,293 | 34.8 | 16,482,749,465 | 36.90 | 44.30 | 12.30 | 32 | 17.3 | 24,692 | 20 | 9,468,757,353 | 20.9 | 25.3 |
| Chesapeake | VA | 20 | 26.7 | 19,936 | 26.9 | 5,664,810,715 | 24.20 | 24.90 | 10.10 | 33 | 16.6 | 12,380 | 17 | 3,572,437,603 | 16.3 | 15.9 |
| Clearwater | FL | 21 | 25.6 | 10,233 | 47.4 | 5,976,288,068 | 14.30 | 53.00 | 5.10 | 26 | 20.5 | 8,177 | 39.8 | 5,018,314,993 | 13.2 | 47.9 |
| Boston | MA | 22 | 25 | 29,534 | 37.4 | 39,167,817,339 | 18.30 | 74.00 | 3.00 | 22 | 22 | 25,923 | 33.5 | 35,084,609,593 | 13.3 | 71.3 |
| Stockton | CA | 23 | 23.3 | 17,539 | 24.7 | 5,740,624,930 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 1.30 | 23 | 22 | 16,552 | 23.4 | 5,441,951,253 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Huntington Beach | CA | 24 | 21.3 | 12,136 | 23.2 | 12,404,124,125 | 8.00 | 12.20 | 2.80 | 30 | 18.5 | 10,537 | 21 | 11,236,068,422 | 7.7 | 12 |
| Tampa | FL | 25 | 16.2 | 18,260 | 29.9 | 11,084,477,888 | 19.10 | 34.20 | 5.90 | 41 | 10.3 | 11,534 | 20.9 | 7,757,975,612 | 15.1 | 28.5 |
| New York | NY | 26 | 10 | 137,639 | 9.6 | 131,509,000,000 | 12.10 | 20.10 | 3.00 | 46 | 7 | 95,210 | 6.4 | 87,307,101,711 | 8.8 | 11.3 |
| West Palm Beach | FL | 27 | 9.2 | 3,712 | 19.7 | 2,624,079,683 | 6.50 | 25.10 | 2.00 | 45 | 7.2 | 2,897 | 15.1 | 2,007,835,164 | 4.6 | 19.9 |
| Corpus Christi | TX | 28 | 8.3 | 7,770 | 12.9 | 2,106,833,491 | 11.60 | 13.40 | 1.40 | 47 | 6.9 | 6,501 | 10.7 | 1,744,257,746 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Savannah | GA | 29 | 8.2 | 3,483 | 9.5 | 1,602,977,935 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Newark | NJ | 30 | 7.3 | 2,405 | 9.9 | 889,103,699 | 9.10 | 11.60 | 3.80 | 58 | 3.5 | 1,157 | 5.9 | 524,592,319 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| North Charleston | SC | 31 | 7.2 | 2,165 | 8.8 | 485,143,603 | 4.30 | 6.60 | 1.70 | 51 | 5.5 | 1,641 | 7 | 388,722,692 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Elizabeth | NJ | 32 | 6.5 | 975 | 6.2 | 255,465,602 | 5.70 | 5.60 | 2.50 | 56 | 4 | 597 | 3.7 | 153,154,107 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Long Beach | CA | 33 | 6.2 | 5,668 | 11.9 | 7,325,684,493 | 9.60 | 24.70 | 0.40 | 48 | 5.8 | 5,284 | 11.2 | 6,924,518,935 | 9.6 | 24.7 |
| Jacksonville | FL | 34 | 6 | 17,482 | 10 | 6,016,001,503 | 2.60 | 5.10 | 1.30 | 53 | 4.7 | 13,882 | 8.2 | 4,883,007,237 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| New Haven | CT | 35 | 5.7 | 1,149 | 5.2 | 228,547,865 | 15.30 | 15.00 | 2.20 | 59 | 3.5 | 704 | 3.2 | 142,690,009 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
| League City | TX | 36 | 5.7 | 1,825 | 7.3 | 697,685,593 | 2.60 | 5.10 | 4.00 | 71 | 1.7 | 541 | 2.4 | 225,690,275 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Wilmington | NC | 37 | 5.2 | 1,928 | 8.2 | 844,769,660 | 5.40 | 8.30 | 1.50 | 57 | 3.7 | 1,388 | 6.3 | 649,659,709 | 5.6 | 9.1 |
| Stamford | CT | 38 | 5 | 1,626 | 7 | 1,256,041,753 | 9.80 | 14.00 | 0.70 | 55 | 4.3 | 1,407 | 5.9 | 1,049,117,555 | 3.3 | 7.2 |
| Newport News | VA | 39 | 4.9 | 2,314 | 3.5 | 306,953,865 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 2.20 | 62 | 2.7 | 1,266 | 2.8 | 242,855,873 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Bridgeport | CT | 40 | 4.6 | 1,293 | 4.7 | 251,616,728 | 0.90 | 1.40 | ||||||||
| Hayward | CA | 41 | 4.6 | 1,496 | 4.1 | 956,149,718 | 10.80 | 8.60 | 1.40 | 61 | 3.2 | 1,031 | 2.8 | 645,997,030 | 9.8 | 8.2 |
| Alexandria | VA | 42 | 3.8 | 1,562 | 5.7 | 1,348,912,616 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 1.90 | 68 | 1.9 | 780 | 3.6 | 859,093,693 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| San Francisco | CA | 43 | 3.8 | 5,630 | 3.5 | 8,842,178,687 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.90 | 67 | 1.9 | 2,923 | 1.8 | 4,536,256,330 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura) | CA | 46 | 3.6 | 1,102 | 7.9 | 1,568,805,976 | 5.70 | 14.50 | 1.10 | 63 | 2.5 | 763 | 5.7 | 1,129,671,475 | 3.7 | 9.8 |
| Oxnard | CA | 45 | 3.6 | 1,399 | 7.1 | 1,492,476,189 | 1.50 | 3.10 | 1.40 | 64 | 2.2 | 834 | 5.1 | 1,082,036,637 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Vallejo | CA | 44 | 3.6 | 1,192 | 3.2 | 445,905,487 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 1.60 | 66 | 2 | 665 | 1.7 | 236,722,363 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Oakland | CA | 47 | 3.4 | 3,099 | 2.5 | 2,074,730,443 | 8.90 | 6.10 | 1.70 | 70 | 1.7 | 1,553 | 1.1 | 945,177,066 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Mobile | AL | 48 | 3.3 | 2,073 | 4.3 | 338,976,081 | 6.10 | 8.40 | 1.50 | 69 | 1.8 | 1,115 | 2.8 | 219,877,541 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Sunnyvale | CA | 49 | 3 | 961 | 1.6 | 983,414,984 | 0.70 | 0.50 | ||||||||
| Richmond | CA | 50 | 2.9 | 822 | 2.8 | 445,154,571 | 14.70 | 20.20 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia | PA | 51 | 1.5 | 7,072 | 2 | 1,894,877,049 | 1.60 | 1.70 | ||||||||
| Seattle | WA | 52 | 1.4 | 2,652 | 1.6 | 2,801,403,050 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 75 | 1 | 1,894 | 1.6 | 2,752,414,258 | 0.1 | 1 |
| San Diego | CA | 53 | 1.4 | 4,429 | 1.9 | 4,711,519,258 | 0.70 | 1.10 | 0.50 | 77 | 0.9 | 2,839 | 1.4 | 3,441,709,999 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Baltimore | MD | 54 | 1.3 | 2,658 | 3.1 | 933,726,978 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 74 | 1.2 | 2,311 | 2.7 | 811,725,575 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Fairfield | CA | 57 | 1 | 274 | 0.6 | 88,060,864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Port St. Lucie | FL | 55 | 1 | 750 | 1.1 | 187,116,167 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Pasadena | TX | 56 | 1 | 338 | 2.3 | 138,557,757 | 1.40 | 2.50 | 0.90 | 84 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.3 | 17,302,135 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Arlington | VA | 58 | 0.9 | 504 | 0.5 | 230,361,869 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Antioch | CA | 59 | 0.7 | 208 | 0.6 | 84,463,153 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Fremont | CA | 61 | 0.6 | 348 | 0.6 | 417,389,773 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Palm Bay | FL | 60 | 0.6 | 264 | 1.1 | 85,105,091 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| San Jose | CA | 62 | 0.6 | 1,308 | 0.4 | 1,163,152,922 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 81 | 0.6 | 1,296 | 0.4 | 1,154,617,612 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| New Orleans | LA | 63 | 0.5 | 571 | 0.4 | 142,671,651 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Tacoma | WA | 64 | 0.4 | 268 | 1.6 | 335,071,106 | 0.10 | 0.30 | ||||||||
| Lafayette | LA | 67 | 0.3 | 100 | 0.5 | 40,458,606 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Renton | WA | 66 | 0.3 | 80 | 0.8 | 102,992,819 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Carlsbad | CA | 65 | 0.3 | 125 | 0.3 | 91,159,011 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Richmond | VA | 68 | 0.2 | 118 | 0.7 | 106,538,699 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Beaumont | TX | 69 | 0.2 | 68 | 0.1 | 5,941,782 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 86 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1,468,052 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Oceanside | CA | 73 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.3 | 80,996,994 | 0.20 | 1.30 | ||||||||
| Berkeley | CA | 71 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 | 21,381,701 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Washington | DC | 70 | 0.1 | 206 | 0.1 | 124,928,924 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Bellevue | WA | 72 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.3 | 136,073,269 | 2.90 | 2.00 | -0.10 | 83 | 0.2 | 82 | 0.6 | 253,806,937 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | CA | 81 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12,981,037 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Providence | RI | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 345,456 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Yonkers | NY | 78 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,588,977 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Houston | TX | 77 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 11,221,021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Lowell | MA | 76 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 3,668,922 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Portland | OR | 75 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 18,062,226 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Santa Clara | CA | 74 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9,777,047 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Everett | WA | 79 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 599,683 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 87 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 | 12,503,831 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Miami Beach | FL | 1 | 85.2 | 40,730 | 84.1 | 37,604,140,241 | 95.9 | 95.2 | ||||||||
| Galveston | TX | 2 | 78.4 | 17,581 | 81.5 | 5,047,844,706 | 93.9 | 92.9 | ||||||||
| Ocean City | MD | 3 | 72.7 | 20,563 | 71.2 | 6,078,889,499 | 98.9 | 97.8 | ||||||||
| Hilton Head Island | SC | 4 | 64.7 | 17,553 | 67.5 | 11,284,660,028 | 57.3 | 67.9 | ||||||||
| Alameda | CA | 11 | 38.1 | 7,057 | 36 | 7,265,785,512 | 51.6 | 50.4 | ||||||||
| Plantation | FL | 13 | 34.5 | 10,192 | 30.8 | 3,229,026,328 | 82.1 | 60.7 | ||||||||
| Mount Pleasant | SC | 14 | 34.2 | 10,267 | 40.1 | 6,823,448,812 | 51.1 | 55.2 | ||||||||
| Redwood City | CA | 19 | 30.5 | 5,616 | 28.1 | 9,000,683,143 | 46.9 | 33 | ||||||||
| Portsmouth | VA | 21 | 23.5 | 6,777 | 23.4 | 1,107,940,134 | 13.7 | 15 | ||||||||
| Town 'n' Country | FL | 24 | 21 | 4,671 | 26.3 | 1,383,595,603 | 54.9 | 58.9 | ||||||||
| Toms River | NJ | 25 | 20.7 | 6,760 | 23.8 | 2,441,071,764 | 33.3 | 37.5 | ||||||||
| Quincy | MA | 28 | 19.6 | 4,567 | 17.7 | 2,146,951,908 | 27.1 | 11.8 | ||||||||
| Sarasota | FL | 29 | 18.6 | 4,373 | 45.2 | 5,788,380,873 | 27.9 | 61.1 | ||||||||
| Newport Beach | CA | 31 | 18 | 5,205 | 20.2 | 16,237,386,190 | 22.6 | 24.1 | ||||||||
| Port Charlotte | FL | 34 | 15.6 | 4,442 | 20.5 | 1,055,225,981 | 23.1 | 33.9 | ||||||||
| Delray Beach | FL | 35 | 14.9 | 4,389 | 32.9 | 4,385,919,920 | 14.3 | 46.5 | ||||||||
| Boynton Beach | FL | 37 | 13.3 | 4,114 | 13.9 | 954,165,336 | 5.2 | 6.5 | ||||||||
| Bonita Springs | FL | 38 | 12.3 | 3,800 | 21.1 | 2,996,501,560 | 3.4 | 11.2 | ||||||||
| Jupiter | FL | 39 | 11.4 | 3,062 | 11.8 | 1,688,922,149 | 1.4 | 2.4 | ||||||||
| Palm Harbor | FL | 40 | 11.1 | 2,802 | 16.7 | 1,178,488,047 | 36.1 | 39 | ||||||||
| Boca Raton | FL | 42 | 10.3 | 3,963 | 14.9 | 4,051,286,303 | 18.3 | 14.9 | ||||||||
| Daytona Beach | FL | 43 | 9.6 | 2,134 | 8.2 | 319,436,261 | 2 | 6.9 | ||||||||
| Somerville | MA | 44 | 8 | 1,092 | 8.1 | 1,068,604,674 | 10.5 | 73.9 | ||||||||
| Fort Myers | FL | 49 | 5.7 | 1,556 | 9.8 | 631,638,314 | 0.4 | 2.8 | ||||||||
| Norwalk | CT | 50 | 5.6 | 1,397 | 11.2 | 1,398,721,354 | 28.7 | 44.5 | ||||||||
| Lynn | MA | 52 | 5.1 | 971 | 5 | 376,967,540 | 7.5 | 22.6 | ||||||||
| Wilmington | DE | 54 | 4.6 | 1,055 | 3.8 | 141,509,176 | 14.7 | 8.4 | ||||||||
| Largo | FL | 60 | 3.4 | 814 | 7.1 | 314,878,996 | 4.3 | 29.9 | ||||||||
| Warwick | RI | 65 | 2.2 | 667 | 2.5 | 198,929,273 | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||||||||
| Gulfport | MS | 72 | 1.7 | 412 | 3.7 | 106,760,639 | 2.2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Portland | ME | 73 | 1.5 | 271 | 2 | 138,284,676 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Baytown | TX | 76 | 1 | 212 | 1.4 | 45,092,586 | 1.1 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Melbourne | FL | 78 | 0.8 | 218 | 2.4 | 139,333,807 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ||||||||
| Palm Coast | FL | 79 | 0.8 | 295 | 1.7 | 141,888,750 | 3.1 | 6.3 | ||||||||
| Santa Barbara | CA | 80 | 0.7 | 147 | 0.5 | 133,011,803 | 9.3 | 4.9 | ||||||||
| Glen Burnie | MD | 82 | 0.4 | 69 | 0.4 | 22,457,647 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Cranston | RI | 85 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.3 | 17,359,121 | 0.9 | 3.3 |