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Is Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
96.4% of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 95.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley ranks 192 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.33 sq mi Very High, 7.51 sq mi High, 0.12 sq mi Moderate, out of 9.30 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 95.1% is 23.9 points above the 71.2% of Santa Cruz County. The median home value of $980,800 is 3% below the county median of $1,015,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 5 for exposure; Lompico ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is FREEDOM in 2021. By decade: 2000s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Santa Cruz County overall, 8.9% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was TRABING in 2008 (594 acres in total).
- FREEDOM (2021), 33 acres
- TRABING (2008), 594 acres
Nearby places compared
- La Selva Beach, 2.0 mi south: 60.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,195,100
- Freedom, 2.0 mi southeast: 42.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $664,200
- Rio del Mar, 2.5 mi west: 7.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,242,600
- Amesti, 2.5 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $825,100
- Corralitos, 3.5 mi northeast: 51.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,603,800
- Aptos, 4.2 mi northwest: 59.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,098,200
- Watsonville, 4.5 mi southeast: 10.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $657,700
- Interlaken, 4.7 mi east: 14.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $787,400
- Seacliff, 4.9 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,085,900
- Day Valley, 5.3 mi north: 69.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,187,200
- Pajaro Dunes, 6.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Pajaro, 6.2 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $638,400