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Is Crest in a fire hazard severity zone?
96.3% of Crest is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 96.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Crest ranks 173 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 6.28 sq mi Very High, out of 6.53 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 96.3% is 52.5 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $715,100 is 10% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is DEHESA 8 in 2019. By decade: 1950s: 7, 1960s: 3, 1970s: 2, 1980s: 7, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 2. The state has not evaluated Crest 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 Crest
The state record shows 24 since 1950. The largest was CEDAR in 2003 (270,686 acres in total).
- DEHESA 8 (2019), 142 acres
- DEHESA 5 (2017), 12 acres
- DEHESA (2003), 53 acres
- CEDAR (2003), 270,686 acres
- SLOANE (1999), 107 acres
- DEHESA #2 (1987), 62 acres
- DEHESA (1984), 224 acres
- DEHESA #7 (1983), 60 acres
- EUCLID (1983), 402 acres
- DEHESA #5 (1982), 71 acres
- DEHESA #6 (1982), 124 acres
- DEHESA (1981), 106 acres
Nearby places compared
- Granite Hills, 2.4 mi west: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- Harbison Canyon, 2.6 mi northeast: 99.5% High or Very High, 21 fires, median home $632,700
- Lakeside, 3.7 mi northwest: 68.9% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $585,500
- Bostonia, 4.0 mi west: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $435,900
- Winter Gardens, 4.3 mi northwest: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800
- Rancho San Diego, 4.4 mi southwest: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- El Cajon, 5.2 mi west: 7.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $632,800
- Jamul, 5.9 mi south: 78.6% High or Very High, 17 fires, median home $961,300
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 6.0 mi southwest: 1.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $906,500
- Alpine, 7.0 mi northeast: 68.0% High or Very High, 16 fires, median home $810,000
- Eucalyptus Hills, 7.2 mi northwest: 98.7% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $821,900
- Spring Valley, 7.6 mi southwest: 37.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $645,300