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The size of the United States, along with its varying geography and climates, means different parts of the country are subject to very different types of risk when it comes to natural disasters. Regions in the southeast and along the east coast, for example, see the most hurricanes, but those in the western U.S. are at a greater risk of wildfires.
With one-in-ten homes affected by natural disaster in 2021, and almost $57 billion in property damage reported, those across all regions of the U.S. should take disaster preparedness seriously, but concern seems to vary region-by-region. People who live in the western United States are the most likely (46%) to "definitely" take extreme weather into account when deciding where to live, says a 2022 survey from FinanceBuzz. Across all regions, 34% of respondents said extreme weather is "definitely" a consideration.
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
