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Is Benton in a fire hazard severity zone?
28.1% of Benton is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 27.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Benton ranks 741 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 7.76 sq mi High, 0.22 sq mi Moderate, out of 28.43 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 27.3% is 19.4 points above the 7.8% of Mono County. The median home value of $277,500 is 46% below the county median of $514,300. Among 18 places in the county it ranks 8 for exposure; Crowley Lake ranks first at 67.1%. The latest recorded fire is BRAMLETTE in 2010. By decade: 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Benton 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 Mono County overall, 1.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Benton
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was BRAMLETTE in 2010 (98 acres in total).
- BRAMLETTE (2010), 98 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Benton touches the Benton map.
Nearby places compared
- Sunny Slopes, 19.9 mi southwest: 20.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $658,800
- Chalfant, 21.5 mi south: 0.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $292,700
- Aspen Springs, 21.8 mi southwest: 29.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Crowley Lake, 22.1 mi southwest: 67.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $611,600
- McGee Creek, 23.5 mi southwest: 4.0% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Paradise, 23.8 mi south: 36.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $680,600
- Swall Meadows, 23.8 mi southwest: 32.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $808,900
- Mesa, 27.6 mi south: 6.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $561,500
- Round Valley, 28.8 mi south: 31.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $608,900
- Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek, 30.0 mi south: 81.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $302,700
- Mammoth Lakes, 30.4 mi southwest: 18.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $657,000
- Bishop, 31.6 mi south: 58.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $405,700