Coastal flooding is growing in frequency across the U.S. A recent study from online lending marketplace LendingTree analyzed housing markets across the country to determine which areas are most prone to coastal flooding. The East Coast made up seven of the 10 most at-risk markets. Louisiana is the most at-risk state with 38.4% of its residents exposed to coastal flooding. Additionally, the state has the third-highest expected annual losses per 10,000 residents at $127,714. New Jersey follows closely behind, with the highest expected annual loss at $682,436 per 10,000 residents and 6.4% of residents exposed to coastal flooding.
Looking at the county most at risk in each coastal state, Bergen County, N.J., has the highest risk. Grays Harbor County, Wash., and Kings County, N.Y., follow.
Meanwhile, Juneau Borough, Alaska, has the lowest risk among the counties in the states analyzed. Mobile County, Ala., and Glynn County, Ga., follow. Read more
