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Is Highlands in a fire hazard severity zone?
83.9% of Highlands is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 8.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Highlands ranks 911 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.11 sq mi High, 0.98 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.29 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 8.5% is 56.5 points below the 64.9% of San Mateo County. The median home value of $2,000,001 is 34% above the county median of $1,494,500. Among 33 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; La Honda ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover Highlands with liquefaction 3.3%, landslide 35.7%.
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 Highlands in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Baywood Park, 0.7 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Hillsborough, 2.6 mi north: 5.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Belmont, 2.7 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Mateo, 2.9 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,563,200
- Burlingame, 4.7 mi north: 6.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Carlos, 5.0 mi east: 5.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Foster City, 5.1 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,774,500
- Emerald Lake Hills, 5.8 mi southeast: 24.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Half Moon Bay, 5.9 mi southwest: 72.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,467,000
- Millbrae, 6.2 mi northwest: 26.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,929,700
- El Granada, 6.6 mi west: 58.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,425,800
- Redwood City, 7.8 mi east: 2.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,838,800