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Is Avalon in a fire hazard severity zone?
97.4% of Avalon is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 97.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Avalon ranks 160 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.83 sq mi Very High, out of 2.90 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 97.4% is 65.0 points above the 32.4% of Los Angeles County. The median home value of $902,800 is 15% above the county median of $783,300. Among 142 places in the county it ranks 5 for exposure; Pepperdine University ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is ISLAND in 2007. By decade: 2000s: 1. The state has not evaluated Avalon 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 Los Angeles County overall, 29.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Avalon
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was ISLAND in 2007 (4,723 acres in total).
- ISLAND (2007), 4,723 acres
Nearby places compared
- Rancho Palos Verdes, 29.0 mi north: 40.9% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $1,541,400
- Rolling Hills, 29.2 mi north: 91.4% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Rolling Hills Estates, 30.2 mi north: 6.8% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,602,300
- Palos Verdes Estates, 31.0 mi north: 44.5% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Huntington Beach, 31.2 mi northeast: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,047,300
- Lomita, 31.3 mi north: 0.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $792,100
- Newport Beach, 32.5 mi northeast: 33.6% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Seal Beach, 32.6 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $492,200
- Costa Mesa, 32.7 mi northeast: 2.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,054,700
- West Carson, 33.5 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $647,100
- Signal Hill, 33.5 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $725,500
- Fountain Valley, 33.8 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,018,600