1.2 Million U.S. Homes Face Extreme Risk of Wildfires--and These 3 States Are the Most Vulnerable
Close to 3 million homes in the U.S. are facing a distinct threat from wildfires—and more than two-thirds of those properties are clustered in just three states.
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Notably, nearly half of all the vulnerable homes are in California, at just under 1.3 million. If destroyed by wildfire, it will take $796.1 billion to rebuild the lost dwellings, according to Cotality’s analysis.
Colorado is second on the list of states with the greatest number of homes at moderate or greater wildfire risk, at 318,783 properties with a total RCV of $146.2 billion.
Rounding out the top three is Texas, where 243,136 homes face elevated fire risk, to the tune of $95.4 billion in reconstruction costs.
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