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Is California Polytechnic State University in a fire hazard severity zone?
80.2% of California Polytechnic State University is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 52.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
California Polytechnic State University ranks 548 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.81 sq mi High, 0.43 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.54 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 52.4% is 14.6 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $518,800 is 33% below the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BISHOP in 2020. By decade: 2000s: 2, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated California Polytechnic State University 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 California Polytechnic State University
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was POLY in 2017 (106 acres in total).
- BISHOP (2020), 1 acres
- POLY (2017), 106 acres
- CAL POLY (2007), 46 acres
- POLY / A-4 7 (2007), 56 acres
Nearby places compared
- San Luis Obispo, 2.3 mi south: 40.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $896,500
- Santa Margarita, 6.5 mi northeast: 53.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $643,100
- Los Ranchos, 7.1 mi south: 61.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,231,000
- Edna, 7.4 mi southeast: 30.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,179,500
- Avila Beach, 7.9 mi southwest: 89.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,247,300
- Garden Farms, 8.1 mi north: 87.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Los Osos, 9.4 mi west: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $728,000
- Pismo Beach, 10.4 mi south: 64.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $992,900
- Morro Bay, 11.8 mi northwest: 26.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $864,900
- Atascadero, 12.6 mi north: 51.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $673,400
- Grover Beach, 13.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $691,900
- Arroyo Grande, 13.3 mi south: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $758,100