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Is La Mesa in a fire hazard severity zone?
5.5% of La Mesa is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 4.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
La Mesa ranks 970 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.39 sq mi High, 0.11 sq mi Moderate, out of 9.10 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 4.3% is 39.6 points below the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $738,800 is 7% below the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 50 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated La Mesa 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.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches La Mesa in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Lemon Grove, 2.7 mi south: 0.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $640,600
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, 3.3 mi east: 1.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $906,500
- El Cajon, 4.0 mi northeast: 7.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $632,800
- Spring Valley, 4.1 mi southeast: 37.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $645,300
- La Presa, 4.6 mi south: 49.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $595,400
- Rancho San Diego, 5.4 mi east: 65.0% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $854,200
- Bostonia, 6.0 mi northeast: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $435,900
- Santee, 6.5 mi north: 69.3% High or Very High, 15 fires, median home $653,400
- Granite Hills, 6.9 mi east: 56.8% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $892,700
- Winter Gardens, 7.2 mi northeast: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $558,800
- Bonita, 7.3 mi south: 18.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $902,200
- San Diego, 8.5 mi northwest: 43.7% High or Very High, 74 fires, median home $848,500