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Is Nevada City in a fire hazard severity zone?
100.0% of Nevada City is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 100.0% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Nevada City ranks 56 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.24 sq mi Very High, out of 2.24 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 100.0% is 35.1 points above the 64.9% of Nevada County. The median home value of $607,300 is 1% above the county median of $602,800. Among 14 places in the county it ranks 2 for exposure; Kingvale ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated Nevada City 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 Nevada County overall, 52.1% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Nevada City in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Grass Valley, 4.0 mi southwest: 91.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $458,400
- Rough and Ready, 6.4 mi west: 93.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $659,900
- North San Juan, 9.0 mi northwest: 71.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $269,800
- Lake Wildwood, 9.7 mi west: 70.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $495,100
- Alta Sierra, 9.8 mi south: 97.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $560,600
- Penn Valley, 10.2 mi southwest: 84.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $530,100
- Dutch Flat, 10.6 mi east: 98.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $415,000
- Pike, 11.7 mi north: 75.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,036,800
- Colfax, 12.0 mi south: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $397,100
- Alta, 12.2 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $468,200
- Dobbins, 12.6 mi northwest: 98.2% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $411,100
- Camptonville, 13.4 mi north: 76.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300