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FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US

  • Written by James R. Elliott, Professor of Sociology, Rice University
FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the USFEMA's buyout program helped homeowners in Houston after Hurricane Harvey's widespread flooding in 2017.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Dangerous flooding has damaged neighborhoods in almost every state in 2025, leaving homes a muddy mess. In several hard-hit areas, it wasn’t the first time homeowners found themselves tearing out wet wallboard and...

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