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Is North San Juan in a fire hazard severity zone?
71.5% of North San Juan is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 71.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
North San Juan ranks 400 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 1.73 sq mi Very High, out of 2.42 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 71.5% is 6.6 points above the 64.9% of Nevada County. The median home value of $269,800 is 55% below the county median of $602,800. Among 14 places in the county it ranks 11 for exposure; Kingvale ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is PLEASANT in 2017. By decade: 1960s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated North San Juan 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.
Fires recorded in or across North San Juan
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was NORTH SAN JUAN in 1960 (5,840 acres in total).
- PLEASANT (2017), 392 acres
- NORTH SAN JUAN (1960), 5,840 acres
Nearby places compared
- Dobbins, 5.7 mi west: 98.2% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $411,100
- Camptonville, 6.5 mi northeast: 76.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300
- Pike, 6.7 mi northeast: 75.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,036,800
- Nevada City, 9.0 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $607,300
- Rough and Ready, 9.7 mi south: 93.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $659,900
- Lake Wildwood, 10.8 mi southwest: 70.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $495,100
- Challenge-Brownsville, 10.9 mi northwest: 84.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $338,900
- Grass Valley, 11.2 mi south: 91.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $458,400
- Clipper Mills, 11.7 mi north: 99.7% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Penn Valley, 13.1 mi south: 84.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $530,100
- Rackerby, 13.5 mi west: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $387,500
- Robinson Mill, 13.9 mi northwest: 96.9% High or Very High, 1 fire