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Is Lake Mathews in a fire hazard severity zone?

99.9% of Lake Mathews is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 86.8% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone82.6% of the area

High zone4.1%

Moderate zone13.2%

Earthquake fault zone0.0%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19508

Land area15.9 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$678,300

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Lake Mathews ranks 280 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 13.17 sq mi Very High, 0.66 sq mi High, 2.10 sq mi Moderate, out of 15.94 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 86.8% is 70.4 points above the 16.4% of Riverside County. The median home value of $678,300 is 33% above the county median of $510,300. Among 75 places in the county it ranks 6 for exposure; Lake Riverside ranks first at 96.5%. The latest recorded fire is GAVILAN in 2023. By decade: 1960s: 2, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 3, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Lake Mathews 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 Riverside County overall, 14.8% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Lake Mathews

The state record shows 8 since 1950. The largest was CERRITO in 2004 (16,447 acres in total).

GAVILAN (2023), 335 acres
MOCKINGBIRD (2007), 737 acres
STRAW (2007), 43 acres
CERRITO (2004), 16,447 acres
VISTA (1995), 126 acres
GAVILAN (1985), 56 acres
(unnamed) (1960), 5,277 acres
GAVILAN PEAK (1960), 1,904 acres

Nearby places compared

Woodcrest, 3.9 mi northwest: 44.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $679,400
Mead Valley, 4.6 mi east: 51.5% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $417,700
Good Hope, 6.0 mi southeast: 73.8% High or Very High, 24 fires, median home $319,600
El Sobrante, 6.3 mi northwest: 79.9% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $749,300
March ARB, 6.8 mi northeast: 48.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
Temescal Valley, 8.2 mi southwest: 85.7% High or Very High, 30 fires, median home $648,200
Perris, 8.4 mi east: 26.8% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $431,900
Riverside, 8.5 mi north: 26.5% High or Very High, 25 fires, median home $542,100
Warm Springs, 8.6 mi south: 57.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $321,400
Meadowbrook, 8.9 mi southeast: 87.1% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $323,800
El Cerrito, 9.1 mi west: 64.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $598,000
Home Gardens, 9.3 mi west: 59.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $498,800

All of Riverside County