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Is Templeton in a fire hazard severity zone?
70.1% of Templeton is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 33.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Templeton ranks 703 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.65 sq mi High, 2.89 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.91 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 33.6% is 33.4 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $782,700 is 1% above the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 21 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is VINEYARD in 2025. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Templeton 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 San Luis Obispo County overall, 28.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Templeton
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was VINEYARD in 2025 (3 acres in total).
- VINEYARD (2025), 3 acres
Nearby places compared
- Atascadero, 5.4 mi southeast: 51.0% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $673,400
- El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), 6.0 mi northeast: 48.8% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $648,400
- Garden Farms, 11.5 mi southeast: 87.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Creston, 11.6 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Cayucos, 12.3 mi southwest: 19.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $947,000
- Santa Margarita, 13.2 mi southeast: 53.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $643,100
- San Miguel, 13.7 mi north: 70.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $453,000
- Whitley Gardens, 13.9 mi northeast: 92.1% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Morro Bay, 14.6 mi southwest: 26.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $864,900
- Lake Nacimiento, 14.6 mi northwest: 99.8% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $475,700
- California Polytechnic State University, 17.7 mi south: 52.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $518,800
- Los Osos, 17.8 mi south: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $728,000