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Is Carmel-by-the-Sea in a fire hazard severity zone?
69.1% of Carmel-by-the-Sea is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 54.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Carmel-by-the-Sea ranks 535 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.43 sq mi Very High, 0.17 sq mi High, 0.16 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.10 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 54.9% is 4.0 points below the 58.9% of Monterey County. The median home value of $2,000,001 is 177% above the county median of $723,100. Among 29 places in the county it ranks 8 for exposure; Bradley ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated Carmel-by-the-Sea 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 Monterey County overall, 35.7% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Carmel-by-the-Sea in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Del Monte Forest, 2.7 mi northwest: 82.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,796,900
- Monterey, 3.8 mi northeast: 42.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,003,300
- Pacific Grove, 4.6 mi north: 12.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,129,400
- Del Rey Oaks, 6.0 mi northeast: 78.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $844,000
- Sand City, 6.5 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $986,100
- Seaside, 7.8 mi northeast: 20.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $692,600
- Marina, 11.9 mi northeast: 14.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $760,800
- Carmel Valley Village, 12.4 mi east: 93.6% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,155,800
- Spreckels, 16.2 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $829,500
- Boronda, 17.0 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $581,300
- Castroville, 17.5 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $648,700
- Salinas, 18.7 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $610,900