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Is Avila Beach in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.5% of Avila Beach is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 89.8% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Avila Beach ranks 246 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.42 sq mi Very High, 1.06 sq mi High, 0.60 sq mi Moderate, out of 6.10 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 89.8% is 22.8 points above the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $1,247,300 is 60% above the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 4 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is ONTARIO in 2024. By decade: 1990s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Avila Beach 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 Avila Beach
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was ESTATES in 1999 (71 acres in total).
- ONTARIO (2024), 0 acres
- ESTATES (1999), 71 acres
Nearby places compared
- Pismo Beach, 4.2 mi southeast: 64.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $992,900
- Los Ranchos, 5.1 mi east: 61.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,231,000
- San Luis Obispo, 6.2 mi northeast: 40.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $896,500
- Edna, 6.2 mi east: 30.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,179,500
- Grover Beach, 7.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $691,900
- California Polytechnic State University, 7.9 mi northeast: 52.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $518,800
- Oceano, 8.7 mi southeast: 0.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $518,500
- Arroyo Grande, 9.4 mi southeast: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $758,100
- Los Osos, 10.3 mi northwest: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $728,000
- Los Berros, 12.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Callender, 13.5 mi southeast: 76.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,020,400
- Santa Margarita, 14.4 mi northeast: 53.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $643,100