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Is Bear Valley in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.9% of Bear Valley is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 99.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Bear Valley ranks 99 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.43 sq mi Very High, out of 2.43 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 99.9% is 54.4 points above the 45.4% of Mariposa County. The median home value of $468,900 is 31% above the county median of $358,000. Among 17 places in the county it ranks 6 for exposure; Bootjack ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is UTAH in 2025. By decade: 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Bear 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 Mariposa County overall, 23.4% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Bear Valley
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was DETWILER in 2017 (81,826 acres in total).
- UTAH (2025), 11 acres
- DETWILER (2017), 81,826 acres
- HUNTER (2000), 8,206 acres
Nearby places compared
- Mt. Bullion, 5.9 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $242,900
- Hornitos, 8.0 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Catheys Valley, 9.6 mi south: 95.2% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Mariposa, 10.0 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $306,100
- Midpines, 10.5 mi east: 85.3% High or Very High, 5 fires
- Coulterville, 10.6 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Greeley Hill, 12.1 mi north: 60.2% High or Very High, 13 fires, median home $262,900
- Bootjack, 14.4 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300
- Lake Don Pedro, 15.6 mi northwest: 95.4% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $329,200
- Buck Meadows, 16.7 mi north: 92.1% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Snelling, 17.7 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $256,800
- El Portal, 19.6 mi east: 3.1% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $257,700