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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d avoid areas like Santa Rosa, Berkeley and Oakland hills, Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley/ Boulder  areas up in the mountains for fire. For earthquakes, try to avoid houses with a liquefaction risk.

DH loves the Marina district in SF but it’s the worst from an earthquake standpoint. [/quote]
Spot on. Avoid buying in any hills in the East Bay, Sonoma County, probably Marin too. Marina District unsafe in earthquake and this is well known..

Big earthquakes are rare--the last big one in SF was over 30 years ago. Smaller ones that you can actually feel happen a couple of times a year and are no big deal. Newer buildings have been built with strict building codes. Avoid brick buildings and aforementioned liquefaction areas.

If you like it, go for it. California does not have hurricanes or tornadoes. Fire and mud slides are the top risks. [b]Avoid very close to the coast too.[/b][/quote]

Why avoid close to the coast. Rising water levels? [/quote]

DP, but I assume they meant rock slides into the ocean. SoCal (moreso than NorCal) has houses on cliff edges and they will eventually fall in. You also can't really be on the coast without being on a fault line. Rising water could be a concern on the Bay front, like Alameda (which is a great town).

I actually think coastal areas would be a good bet for OP if they don't have to commute - something like Half Moon Bay. However the schools are often iffy because coastal towns are usually agricultural/ touristy and not near the kind of job centers that go with strong schools. [/quote]

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