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Is Atascadero in a fire hazard severity zone?
91.6% of Atascadero is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 51.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Atascadero ranks 563 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 9.26 sq mi Very High, 4.07 sq mi High, 10.62 sq mi Moderate, out of 26.15 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 51.0% is 16.0 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $673,400 is 13% below the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 18 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CHALK in 2017. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Atascadero 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 San Luis Obispo County overall, 28.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Atascadero
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was HWY 41 in 1994 (50,729 acres in total).
- CHALK (2017), 19 acres
- HWY 41 (1994), 50,729 acres
- GOBLE (1968), 270 acres
- PINK GOAT (1956), 609 acres
Nearby places compared
- Templeton, 5.4 mi northwest: 33.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $782,700
- Garden Farms, 6.2 mi southeast: 87.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Santa Margarita, 7.9 mi southeast: 53.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $643,100
- Creston, 9.3 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), 10.3 mi north: 48.8% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $648,400
- Cayucos, 11.7 mi west: 19.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $947,000
- Morro Bay, 12.3 mi southwest: 26.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $864,900
- California Polytechnic State University, 12.6 mi south: 52.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $518,800
- Los Osos, 14.4 mi southwest: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $728,000
- San Luis Obispo, 14.8 mi south: 40.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $896,500
- Whitley Gardens, 15.5 mi northeast: 92.1% High or Very High, 1 fire
- San Miguel, 18.5 mi north: 70.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $453,000