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Is Novato in a fire hazard severity zone?
64.6% of Novato is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 44.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Novato ranks 615 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 12.25 sq mi High, 5.58 sq mi Moderate, out of 27.59 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 44.4% is 3.3 points above the 41.1% of Marin County. The median home value of $1,007,100 is 28% below the county median of $1,390,000. Among 31 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; San Geronimo ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CENTER in 1997. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1. The state has not evaluated Novato 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 Novato
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was CENTER in 1997 (99 acres in total).
- CENTER (1997), 99 acres
- HILL RANCH (1983), 63 acres
- HILL RANCH (1969), 73 acres
Nearby places compared
- Black Point-Green Point, 1.9 mi northeast: 20.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,603,200
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood, 4.0 mi southwest: 94.1% High or Very High, 18 fires, median home $1,360,000
- Sleepy Hollow, 6.3 mi southwest: 6.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Santa Venetia, 6.5 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,004,300
- Fairfax, 7.5 mi south: 32.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,121,500
- San Rafael, 7.7 mi south: 15.5% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $1,246,200
- San Anselmo, 7.8 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,524,300
- Woodacre, 8.1 mi southwest: 94.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,102,900
- Nicasio, 8.7 mi west: 57.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,000
- San Geronimo, 8.8 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,220,800
- Ross, 9.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, 9.4 mi southwest: 87.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $922,400