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Is Nicasio in a fire hazard severity zone?
98.1% of Nicasio is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 57.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Nicasio ranks 510 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.75 sq mi High, 0.52 sq mi Moderate, out of 1.30 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 57.7% is 16.6 points above the 41.1% of Marin County. The median home value of $2,000,000 is 44% above the county median of $1,390,000. Among 31 places in the county it ranks 7 for exposure; San Geronimo ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is LA FRANCHI in 2000. By decade: 1980s: 1, 2000s: 1. The state has not evaluated Nicasio 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 Marin County overall, 8.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Nicasio
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was DEXTER #2 in 1986 (74 acres in total).
- LA FRANCHI (2000), 9 acres
- DEXTER #2 (1986), 74 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, 2.9 mi south: 87.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $922,400
- San Geronimo, 4.2 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,220,800
- Woodacre, 5.1 mi southeast: 94.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,102,900
- Point Reyes Station, 6.6 mi west: 21.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,717,100
- Sleepy Hollow, 6.9 mi southeast: 6.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood, 7.0 mi east: 94.1% High or Very High, 18 fires, median home $1,360,000
- Fairfax, 7.4 mi southeast: 32.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,121,500
- Inverness, 8.1 mi west: 70.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,694,400
- Novato, 8.7 mi east: 44.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,007,100
- San Anselmo, 8.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,524,300
- Bolinas, 9.7 mi south: 55.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $1,909,100
- Ross, 10.0 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001