Climate Risk by County: US Heatmap
Butterflo tracks Climate Risk as a county-level heatmap across roughly 3,000 US counties, each colored by its median value based on active MLS listings. Below are the counties with the lowest and highest median Climate Risk among counties with available listing data.
Explore the full interactive Climate Risk map →Metro Counties Only
Many investors prefer metro areas over rural counties as finding tenants is easier there. This ranking is limited to counties where most active listings sit in a Metro-classified zip code.
Lowest Climate Risk (Metro Only)
| 1 | Bullock County, AL | Very Low |
| 2 | Cleburne County, AL | Very Low |
| 3 | Greene County, AL | Very Low |
| 4 | Hale County, AL | Very Low |
| 5 | Lowndes County, AL | Very Low |
| 6 | Pickens County, AL | Very Low |
| 7 | Russell County, AL | Very Low |
| 8 | Grant County, AR | Very Low |
| 9 | Little River County, AR | Very Low |
| 10 | Elbert County, CO | Very Low |
Highest Climate Risk (Metro Only)
| 1 | Alameda County, CA | Very High |
| 2 | Contra Costa County, CA | Very High |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | Very High |
| 4 | Orange County, CA | Very High |
| 5 | Riverside County, CA | Very High |
| 6 | San Bernardino County, CA | Very High |
| 7 | San Diego County, CA | Very High |
| 8 | Santa Clara County, CA | Very High |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | Very High |
| 10 | Hillsborough County, FL | Very High |
All Counties (including rural)
Lowest Climate Risk
| 1 | Bibb County, AL | Very Low |
| 2 | Bullock County, AL | Very Low |
| 3 | Chambers County, AL | Very Low |
| 4 | Cherokee County, AL | Very Low |
| 5 | Clay County, AL | Very Low |
| 6 | Cleburne County, AL | Very Low |
| 7 | Conecuh County, AL | Very Low |
| 8 | Coosa County, AL | Very Low |
| 9 | Crenshaw County, AL | Very Low |
| 10 | Fayette County, AL | Very Low |
Highest Climate Risk
| 1 | Alameda County, CA | Very High |
| 2 | Contra Costa County, CA | Very High |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | Very High |
| 4 | Orange County, CA | Very High |
| 5 | Riverside County, CA | Very High |
| 6 | San Bernardino County, CA | Very High |
| 7 | San Diego County, CA | Very High |
| 8 | Santa Clara County, CA | Very High |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | Very High |
| 10 | Hillsborough County, FL | Very High |
Rankings are based on median values across counties with available listing data. Counties with very few active listings can show extreme medians that don't reflect the broader market.
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