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Is Taft Heights in a fire hazard severity zone?

40.6% of Taft Heights is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 27.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.

Very High zone0.0% of the area

High zone27.1%

Moderate zone13.6%

Earthquake fault zone0.0%

Liquefaction zone0.0%

Landslide zone0.0%

Not evaluated for seismic hazards100.0%: a zero above proves nothing there

Fires recorded since 19500

Land area0.3 sq mi

Median home value (2019-2023)$187,700

Flood and dam zonesnot covered

Taft Heights ranks 745 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.

In land area, that is 0.08 sq mi High, 0.04 sq mi Moderate, out of 0.30 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 27.1% is 3.0 points below the 30.1% of Kern County. The median home value of $187,700 is 40% below the county median of $310,600. Among 88 places in the county it ranks 32 for exposure; Fellows ranks first at 100.0%. The state has not evaluated Taft Heights 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 Kern County overall, 12.4% of the land is Very High.

No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Taft Heights in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.

Nearby places compared

South Taft, 0.8 mi east: 76.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $155,700
Ford City, 2.8 mi north: 51.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $197,500
Taft, 3.3 mi east: 75.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $246,400
Fellows, 5.3 mi northwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $91,300
Valley Acres, 6.1 mi northeast: 85.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $223,100
Maricopa, 6.7 mi southeast: 96.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $121,800
Dustin Acres, 8.0 mi northeast: 74.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $218,500
Derby Acres, 10.7 mi northwest: 70.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $189,200
Tupman, 13.1 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $192,500
McKittrick, 14.3 mi northwest: 88.3% High or Very High, 2 fires
Cuyama, 16.2 mi southwest: 16.5% High or Very High, 0 fires
New Cuyama, 17.7 mi southwest: 32.9% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $192,300

All of Kern County