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Is Felton in a fire hazard severity zone?
100.0% of Felton is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 19.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Felton ranks 809 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.91 sq mi High, 3.73 sq mi Moderate, out of 4.64 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 19.6% is 51.6 points below the 71.2% of Santa Cruz County. The median home value of $836,700 is 18% below the county median of $1,015,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; Lompico ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX in 2020. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Felton 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 Santa Cruz County overall, 8.9% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Felton
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX in 2020 (86,553 acres in total).
- CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX (2020), 86,553 acres
Nearby places compared
- Mount Hermon, 1.2 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,032,800
- Ben Lomond, 2.5 mi north: 77.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $956,100
- Paradise Park, 3.2 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Zayante, 3.5 mi northeast: 98.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $713,100
- Bonny Doon, 3.7 mi west: 63.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,135,600
- Scotts Valley, 3.7 mi east: 61.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,092,000
- Pasatiempo, 3.7 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,485,100
- Brookdale, 4.7 mi northwest: 75.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $810,500
- Lompico, 4.8 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $630,600
- Santa Cruz, 5.0 mi southeast: 1.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,180,100
- Live Oak, 6.4 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $975,900
- Davenport, 6.6 mi west: 27.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,000,000