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Is Carmel Valley Village in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.5% of Carmel Valley Village is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 93.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Carmel Valley Village ranks 211 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 5.09 sq mi Very High, 12.89 sq mi High, 1.12 sq mi Moderate, out of 19.20 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 93.6% is 34.7 points above the 58.9% of Monterey County. The median home value of $1,155,800 is 60% above the county median of $723,100. Among 29 places in the county it ranks 3 for exposure; Bradley ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is GRADE in 2025. By decade: 1950s: 2, 2000s: 1, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Carmel Valley Village 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.
Fires recorded in or across Carmel Valley Village
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was CARMEL in 2020 (6,997 acres in total).
- GRADE (2025), 6 acres
- CARMEL (2020), 6,997 acres
- OAK (2007), 19 acres
- KLONDIKE (1953), 899 acres
- SAN CARLOS (1951), 440 acres
Nearby places compared
- Del Rey Oaks, 9.7 mi northwest: 78.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $844,000
- Spreckels, 10.5 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $829,500
- Seaside, 11.4 mi northwest: 20.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $692,600
- Sand City, 11.9 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $986,100
- Monterey, 12.2 mi northwest: 42.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,003,300
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, 12.4 mi west: 54.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Chualar, 12.8 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $623,700
- Del Monte Forest, 14.5 mi northwest: 82.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,796,900
- Pacific Grove, 14.7 mi northwest: 12.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,129,400
- Salinas, 14.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $610,900
- Boronda, 14.9 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $581,300
- Marina, 15.0 mi north: 14.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $760,800