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Is Santa Cruz in a fire hazard severity zone?
40.2% of Santa Cruz is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 1.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Santa Cruz ranks 997 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.22 sq mi High, 4.92 sq mi Moderate, out of 12.81 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 1.7% is 69.5 points below the 71.2% of Santa Cruz County. The median home value of $1,180,100 is 16% above the county median of $1,015,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 21 for exposure; Lompico ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County overall, 8.9% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Santa Cruz in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Pasatiempo, 1.7 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,485,100
- Paradise Park, 1.8 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Twin Lakes, 2.4 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $958,300
- Live Oak, 2.8 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $975,900
- Pleasure Point, 3.3 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,230,200
- Capitola, 4.0 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $746,000
- Soquel, 4.6 mi east: 33.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $908,500
- Felton, 5.0 mi northwest: 19.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $836,700
- Mount Hermon, 5.1 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,032,800
- Scotts Valley, 5.3 mi north: 61.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,092,000
- Seacliff, 6.2 mi east: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,085,900
- Ben Lomond, 7.4 mi northwest: 77.7% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $956,100