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Is Lake San Marcos in a fire hazard severity zone?
67.1% of Lake San Marcos is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 59.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Lake San Marcos ranks 485 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.90 sq mi Very High, 0.17 sq mi High, 0.13 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.79 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 59.7% is 15.9 points above the 43.8% of San Diego County. The median home value of $859,600 is 9% above the county median of $791,600. Among 57 places in the county it ranks 27 for exposure; Boulevard ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is HARMONY in 1996. By decade: 1990s: 1. The state has not evaluated Lake San Marcos 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.
Fires recorded in or across Lake San Marcos
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was HARMONY in 1996 (9,359 acres in total).
- HARMONY (1996), 9,359 acres
Nearby places compared
- San Marcos, 2.0 mi northeast: 59.5% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $792,400
- Elfin Forest, 3.1 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,496,700
- Harmony Grove, 4.2 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,039,900
- Carlsbad, 4.4 mi west: 50.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $1,156,900
- Vista, 4.9 mi northwest: 19.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $674,400
- Del Dios, 5.9 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $955,400
- Encinitas, 6.2 mi southwest: 43.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,466,000
- Rancho Santa Fe, 6.6 mi south: 98.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Hidden Meadows, 8.9 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $830,000
- Fairbanks Ranch, 8.9 mi south: 99.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Escondido, 8.9 mi east: 52.6% High or Very High, 19 fires, median home $663,500
- Solana Beach, 9.2 mi south: 12.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,934,700