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Is San Juan Capistrano in a fire hazard severity zone?
65.3% of San Juan Capistrano is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 57.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
San Juan Capistrano ranks 515 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.14 sq mi Very High, 4.12 sq mi High, 1.14 sq mi Moderate, out of 14.41 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 57.4% is 20.0 points above the 37.4% of Orange County. The median home value of $929,700 is 2% above the county median of $915,500. Among 45 places in the county it ranks 12 for exposure; Williams Canyon ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is HIGHLAND in 2020. By decade: 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 2, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 1. Seismic maps cover San Juan Capistrano with liquefaction 31.2%, landslide 43.0%.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Orange County overall, 32.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across San Juan Capistrano
The state record shows 8 since 1950. The largest was ORTEGA in 1988 (2,471 acres in total).
- HIGHLAND (2020), 1 acres
- CREEK (2018), 0 acres
- (unnamed) (2017), 0 acres
- SAN JUAN (2016), 70 acres
- RIDGE LINE (1994), 706 acres
- MONARCH (1990), 101 acres
- ORTEGA (1988), 2,471 acres
- ORTEGA (1979), 302 acres
Nearby places compared
- Ladera Ranch, 3.1 mi north: 64.2% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $1,046,600
- Dana Point, 3.7 mi southwest: 6.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,200,900
- Laguna Niguel, 3.8 mi northwest: 51.3% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $1,123,000
- Rancho Mission Viejo, 4.7 mi east: 97.2% High or Very High, 22 fires, median home $1,039,300
- San Clemente, 5.0 mi southeast: 57.8% High or Very High, 11 fires, median home $1,220,500
- Las Flores, 5.7 mi north: 96.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $1,068,900
- Laguna Hills, 6.5 mi north: 3.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $944,000
- Aliso Viejo, 6.5 mi northwest: 33.8% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $863,800
- Mission Viejo, 6.7 mi north: 19.5% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $946,300
- Coto de Caza, 7.6 mi northeast: 92.0% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $1,419,400
- Laguna Beach, 7.9 mi west: 92.2% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Laguna Woods, 8.7 mi northwest: 26.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $364,900