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Is Ladera Ranch in a fire hazard severity zone?
75.0% of Ladera Ranch is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 64.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Ladera Ranch ranks 453 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.75 sq mi Very High, 2.42 sq mi High, 0.53 sq mi Moderate, out of 4.94 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 64.2% is 26.7 points above the 37.4% of Orange County. The median home value of $1,046,600 is 14% above the county median of $915,500. Among 45 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; Williams Canyon ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CECIL in 2021. By decade: 1950s: 1, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. Seismic maps cover Ladera Ranch with liquefaction 6.2%, landslide 59.1%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Orange County overall, 32.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Ladera Ranch
The state record shows 6 since 1950. The largest was WIEGAND in 1954 (4,956 acres in total).
- CECIL (2021), 6 acres
- TRABUCO (2016), 97 acres
- AVERY (2002), 130 acres
- RIDGE LINE (1994), 706 acres
- MONARCH (1990), 101 acres
- WIEGAND (1954), 4,956 acres
Nearby places compared
- Las Flores, 2.6 mi northeast: 96.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $1,068,900
- San Juan Capistrano, 3.1 mi south: 57.4% High or Very High, 8 fires, median home $929,700
- Mission Viejo, 3.7 mi north: 19.5% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $946,300
- Laguna Hills, 3.9 mi northwest: 3.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $944,000
- Laguna Niguel, 4.1 mi west: 51.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $1,123,000
- Rancho Mission Viejo, 4.8 mi southeast: 97.2% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $1,039,300
- Coto de Caza, 4.8 mi northeast: 92.0% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $1,419,400
- Aliso Viejo, 4.9 mi west: 33.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $863,800
- Rancho Santa Margarita, 5.6 mi north: 87.0% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $907,900
- Dana Point, 6.3 mi southwest: 6.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,200,900
- Laguna Woods, 6.6 mi northwest: 26.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $364,900
- Lake Forest, 7.5 mi north: 36.8% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $876,300