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Is Mesa Vista in a fire hazard severity zone?

59.3% of Mesa Vista is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 58.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone3.9% of the area

High zone54.3%

Moderate zone1.1%

Earthquake fault zone11.2%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

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

Fires recorded since 19504

Land area4.9 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$650,000

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Mesa Vista ranks 505 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 0.19 sq mi Very High, 2.65 sq mi High, 0.05 sq mi Moderate, out of 4.88 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 58.2% is 52.2 points above the 6.0% of Alpine County. The median home value of $650,000 is 39% above the county median of $466,100. Among 5 places in the county it ranks 2 for exposure; Alpine Village ranks first at 88.3%. The latest recorded fire is GOLD in 2018. By decade: 1980s: 3, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Mesa Vista 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 Alpine County overall, 3.0% of the land is Very High.

Fires recorded in or across Mesa Vista

The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1987 (6,350 acres in total).

GOLD (2018), 0 acres
(unnamed) (1988), 495 acres
(unnamed) (1987), 6,350 acres
(unnamed) (1986), 3,381 acres

Earthquake fault zone maps

Mesa Vista touches the Woodfords map.

Nearby places compared

Alpine Village, 2.0 mi south: 88.3% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $479,200
Markleeville, 9.1 mi south: 22.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $464,000
Meyers, 12.0 mi west: 59.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $572,200
South Lake Tahoe, 13.3 mi northwest: 82.2% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $630,200
Kirkwood, 16.6 mi southwest: 18.4% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $568,200
Topaz, 19.0 mi southeast: 18.4% High or Very High, 7 fires
Coleville, 22.2 mi southeast: 17.2% High or Very High, 11 fires
Tahoma, 25.6 mi northwest: 65.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $882,700
Walker, 26.4 mi southeast: 64.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $431,000
Bear Valley, 27.2 mi southwest: 15.1% High or Very High, 0 fires
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, 30.4 mi northwest: 69.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,032,700
Dollar Point, 31.1 mi northwest: 97.4% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $949,300

All of Alpine County