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Is El Cerrito in a fire hazard severity zone?
26.6% of El Cerrito is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 20.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
El Cerrito ranks 798 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.52 sq mi Very High, 0.23 sq mi High, 0.23 sq mi Moderate, out of 3.67 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 20.4% is 27.6 points below the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $1,107,500 is 33% above the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 23 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover El Cerrito with fault zone 12.9%, liquefaction 30.2%, landslide 18.4%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Contra Costa County overall, 17.4% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches El Cerrito in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Earthquake fault zone maps
El Cerrito touches the Richmond map.
Nearby places compared
- Kensington, 1.3 mi southeast: 44.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,412,500
- Albany, 1.9 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,188,600
- East Richmond Heights, 2.1 mi northwest: 83.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $913,100
- Berkeley, 3.1 mi south: 9.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,351,100
- Rollingwood, 3.7 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $600,400
- El Sobrante, 3.9 mi north: 35.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $695,900
- San Pablo, 4.2 mi northwest: 7.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $516,000
- North Richmond, 4.9 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $546,600
- Pinole, 5.3 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $697,100
- Tara Hills, 5.4 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $612,200
- Emeryville, 5.5 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $598,300
- Montalvin Manor, 5.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $454,600