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Is Vandenberg Village in a fire hazard severity zone?
99.9% of Vandenberg Village is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 87.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Vandenberg Village ranks 270 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.06 sq mi Very High, 2.54 sq mi High, 0.68 sq mi Moderate, out of 5.28 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 87.2% is 45.6 points above the 41.5% of Santa Barbara County. The median home value of $577,500 is 22% below the county median of $735,700. Among 28 places in the county it ranks 2 for exposure; Mission Canyon ranks first at 87.3%. The latest recorded fire is RUCKER in 2017. By decade: 1990s: 2, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Vandenberg Village 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 Barbara County overall, 29.1% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Vandenberg Village
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was HARRIS in 2000 (9,330 acres in total).
- RUCKER (2017), 430 acres
- HARRIS (2000), 9,330 acres
- AZALEA (1997), 1,351 acres
- OAKHILL (1994), 2,130 acres
Nearby places compared
- Mission Hills, 2.1 mi southeast: 85.6% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $477,800
- Vandenberg AFB, 3.7 mi northwest: 2.4% High or Very High, 26 fires
- Lompoc, 4.0 mi south: 14.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $433,800
- Casmalia, 9.5 mi northwest: 51.6% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Los Alamos, 10.9 mi east: 81.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $672,100
- Orcutt, 11.2 mi north: 7.7% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $587,000
- Sisquoc, 14.0 mi northeast: 7.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $550,900
- Garey, 14.7 mi northeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Santa Maria, 15.2 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $478,200
- Buellton, 16.2 mi southeast: 32.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $704,200
- Guadalupe, 18.4 mi north: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $452,100
- Los Olivos, 19.5 mi east: 8.9% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $1,373,000