【World Property Journal】Most Young Adults Expect Climate Change to Directly Impact Them

As the U.S. hurricane and fire season come into full swing, new research from Zillow reports half (50%) of residents of major U.S. metro areas believe climate change will affect their homes or communities within their lifetime.

According to the latest Zillow Housing Aspirations Report, young adults and people who live in coastal metros are the most likely to anticipate their lives will be impacted by climate change. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of people ages 18 to 34 say their homes or communities will be affected either "somewhat" or "a great deal" in their lifetimes, compared with 51% of people ages 35 to 54, and only 39% of those 55 and older.

This comes on the heels of an analysis published last month by Zillow and Climate Central that found that more than 800,000 existing homes worth $451 billion will be at risk in a 10-year flood by 2050. Another recent Zillow analysis shows there are nearly a half million homes in California at risk from wildfires.
 

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