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Is Half Moon Bay in a fire hazard severity zone?
88.9% of Half Moon Bay is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 72.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Half Moon Bay ranks 390 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.97 sq mi Very High, 1.63 sq mi High, 1.03 sq mi Moderate, out of 6.34 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 72.6% is 7.7 points above the 64.9% of San Mateo County. The median home value of $1,467,000 is 2% below the county median of $1,494,500. Among 33 places in the county it ranks 4 for exposure; La Honda ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover Half Moon Bay with liquefaction 42.8%, landslide 9.3%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In San Mateo County overall, 20.8% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Half Moon Bay in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- El Granada, 3.2 mi northwest: 58.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,425,800
- Moss Beach, 5.0 mi northwest: 7.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,112,900
- Highlands, 5.9 mi northeast: 8.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Montara, 6.1 mi northwest: 59.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,467,400
- Baywood Park, 6.4 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Hillsborough, 7.2 mi northeast: 5.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Belmont, 8.1 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Mateo, 8.8 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,563,200
- Burlingame, 8.8 mi northeast: 6.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Millbrae, 8.9 mi north: 26.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,929,700
- Emerald Lake Hills, 9.4 mi east: 24.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Carlos, 9.8 mi east: 5.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001