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Is Chula Vista in a fire hazard severity zone?
42.0% of Chula Vista is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 37.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Chula Vista ranks 657 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 13.94 sq mi Very High, 5.78 sq mi High, 2.18 sq mi Moderate, out of 52.08 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 37.9% is 6.0 points below the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $697,400 is 12% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 38 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is MIGUEL 3 in 2021. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 2, 1970s: 2, 1980s: 3, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 2, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Chula 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 San Diego County overall, 37.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Chula Vista
The state record shows 15 since 1950. The largest was LAGUNA in 1970 (174,162 acres in total).
- MIGUEL 3 (2021), 21 acres
- AGUA (2019), 31 acres
- AGUA (2018), 44 acres
- HARRIS 2 (2007), 90,728 acres
- MINE/OTAY (2003), 44,734 acres
- PROCTOR (1999), 1,460 acres
- OTAY #4 (1994), 2,983 acres
- MILLER (1985), 8,270 acres
- MAXWELL (1984), 43 acres
- ASSIST #14 (1980), 39 acres
- (unnamed) (1979), 212 acres
- LAGUNA (1970), 174,162 acres
Nearby places compared
- Bonita, 2.2 mi north: 18.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $902,200
- La Presa, 5.2 mi north: 49.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $595,400
- National City, 5.5 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $580,900
- Coronado, 6.9 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,998,900
- Lemon Grove, 6.9 mi north: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $640,600
- Imperial Beach, 7.1 mi southwest: 5.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $811,000
- Spring Valley, 7.5 mi northeast: 37.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $645,300
- La Mesa, 9.4 mi north: 4.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $738,800
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 9.9 mi north: 1.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $906,500
- Rancho San Diego, 10.5 mi northeast: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- Jamul, 10.7 mi northeast: 78.6% High or Very High, 17 fires, median home $961,300
- El Cajon, 12.1 mi north: 7.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $632,800