The Impact of Rising Sea Levels on Property Values

The Impact of Rising Sea Levels on Property Values

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I was impressed by a recent op ed in the Boston Globe that mapped the impact a six foot rise in sea level would have on the value of properties in towns along the Massachusetts coast. The study was done by researchers at Cornell and the New York Port Authority. The visualization and story does a a good job, in my opinion, of drawing attention to threat that the loss of coastal properties will have on the ability of many coastal towns to pay for the services they provides residents, from schools to police. Many of these towns have little commercial development and rely on homeowners to pay their bills. Moreover, many recent developments intended to increase town revenues have been located on parcels highly vulnerable to rising seas.


A color coded mapa, what also included the dollar value vulnerable properties, was a perfect means of communicating the numerical findings of the report and their relationship to the affected geographies. Here's a link to the story:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/05/opinion/fiscal-challenges-climate-change/