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Is Buena Vista in a fire hazard severity zone?
100.0% of Buena Vista is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 95.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Buena Vista ranks 191 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.25 sq mi Very High, 0.35 sq mi High, 0.08 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.68 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 95.2% is 23.2 points above the 72.0% of Amador County. The median home value of $225,000 is 47% below the county median of $422,800. Among 19 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; Amador City ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is JACKSON in 2023. By decade: 1950s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Buena Vista 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 Amador County overall, 44.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Buena Vista
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was SCULLY ROAD in 1950 (416 acres in total).
- JACKSON (2023), 28 acres
- SCULLY ROAD (1950), 416 acres
Nearby places compared
- Camanche North Shore, 4.1 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $356,500
- Camanche Village, 4.2 mi southwest: 59.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $433,200
- Ione, 4.5 mi north: 68.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $448,300
- Campo Seco, 6.4 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires
- Wallace, 6.9 mi south: 72.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $562,500
- Martell, 8.0 mi northeast: 84.7% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Sutter Creek, 8.7 mi northeast: 96.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $499,600
- Paloma, 8.8 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $387,400
- Jackson, 9.0 mi northeast: 89.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $432,600
- Valley Springs, 9.0 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $278,000
- Amador City, 9.9 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $356,300
- Drytown, 10.5 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire