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Is Lafayette in a fire hazard severity zone?
72.3% of Lafayette is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 55.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Lafayette ranks 532 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.07 sq mi Very High, 8.32 sq mi High, 2.62 sq mi Moderate, out of 15.24 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 55.1% is 7.1 points above the 48.0% of Contra Costa County. The median home value of $2,000,001 is 141% above the county median of $830,800. Among 53 places in the county it ranks 12 for exposure; Port Costa ranks first at 100.0%. Seismic maps cover Lafayette with liquefaction 27.7%, landslide 41.2%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Contra Costa County overall, 17.4% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Lafayette in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Saranap, 2.6 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,391,300
- Acalanes Ridge, 2.7 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,574,600
- Orinda, 2.8 mi west: 73.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,804,400
- Reliez Valley, 3.4 mi northeast: 64.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,589,900
- Moraga, 3.6 mi south: 74.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,597,600
- Castle Hill, 3.9 mi southeast: 42.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Contra Costa Centre, 4.4 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $724,500
- Pleasant Hill, 4.8 mi northeast: 2.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,040,600
- Shell Ridge, 5.0 mi east: 16.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Alhambra Valley, 5.1 mi north: 99.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,190,700
- San Miguel, 5.1 mi east: 5.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,627,300
- Walnut Creek, 5.7 mi east: 28.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,031,100