Interactive dashboard
LA Wildfire Risk & Investment Explorer
Every ZIP code in Los Angeles County with both Zillow coverage and Census income data, colored by whichever layer you choose. Hover for a quick read, click for the full profile, and switch on historical fire perimeters to sanity-check any neighborhood against where fires have actually burned.
How to read it
- Wildfire Risk - the share of a ZIP's land area falling inside a CAL FIRE High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
- Investment Score - percentile rank on 10-year price growth minus percentile rank on wildfire exposure, equally weighted.
- Investment Type - quadrants split at the county median: Opportunity Zone, Red Flag, Safe Bet, Low Priority.
What it can't tell you
The score has nothing to say about insurance. A ZIP that scores well here could still be uninsurable on the private market, or priced into the California FAIR Plan at a level that erases the appreciation advantage. Hazard-zone coverage is also a modeled land-area measure, not a parcel-level risk rating - a home on a cleared lot inside a hazard zone is not the same bet as one backing onto brush. Treat everything here as a screening tool, not a recommendation.