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Is Los Osos in a fire hazard severity zone?
84.4% of Los Osos is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 58.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Los Osos ranks 503 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 6.67 sq mi Very High, 0.70 sq mi High, 3.27 sq mi Moderate, out of 12.60 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 58.5% is 8.5 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $728,000 is 6% below the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 14 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SWIFT LE-7 in 1984. By decade: 1980s: 1. The state has not evaluated Los Osos 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 Luis Obispo County overall, 28.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Los Osos
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was SWIFT LE-7 in 1984 (426 acres in total).
- SWIFT LE-7 (1984), 426 acres
Nearby places compared
- Morro Bay, 4.4 mi north: 26.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $864,900
- Cayucos, 8.8 mi north: 19.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $947,000
- California Polytechnic State University, 9.4 mi east: 52.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $518,800
- Avila Beach, 10.3 mi southeast: 89.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,247,300
- San Luis Obispo, 10.3 mi east: 40.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $896,500
- Santa Margarita, 13.5 mi east: 53.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $643,100
- Los Ranchos, 13.7 mi southeast: 61.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,231,000
- Garden Farms, 14.0 mi northeast: 87.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Atascadero, 14.5 mi northeast: 51.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $673,400
- Pismo Beach, 14.5 mi southeast: 64.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $992,900
- Edna, 14.6 mi southeast: 30.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,179,500
- Templeton, 17.8 mi north: 33.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $782,700