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Is San Rafael in a fire hazard severity zone?
47.5% of San Rafael is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 15.5% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
San Rafael ranks 844 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.60 sq mi High, 5.38 sq mi Moderate, out of 16.81 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 15.5% is 25.6 points below the 41.1% of Marin County. The median home value of $1,246,200 is 10% below the county median of $1,390,000. Among 31 places in the county it ranks 19 for exposure; San Geronimo ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is SAN RAFAEL HILL in 2001. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1970s: 2, 2000s: 2. The state has not evaluated San Rafael 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 San Rafael
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was SORICH PARK in 1976 (285 acres in total).
- SAN RAFAEL HILL (2001), 10 acres
- SAN RAFAEL HILL (2000), 8 acres
- SORICH PARK (1976), 285 acres
- SAN RAFAEL ASSIST (1975), 43 acres
- MARGARITA DRIVE (1968), 69 acres
Nearby places compared
- Santa Venetia, 1.5 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,004,300
- Ross, 3.0 mi southwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- San Anselmo, 3.2 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,524,300
- Larkspur, 3.3 mi south: 4.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,805,100
- Kentfield, 3.8 mi southwest: 0.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Corte Madera, 4.2 mi south: 0.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,702,000
- Fairfax, 4.4 mi west: 32.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,121,500
- Sleepy Hollow, 4.5 mi northwest: 6.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood, 5.0 mi northwest: 94.1% High or Very High, 18 fires, median home $1,360,000
- Alto, 5.6 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Mill Valley, 5.6 mi south: 59.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $2,000,001
- Tiburon, 6.3 mi south: 25.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $2,000,001