Bayview (Contra Costa), CA
Bayview (Contra Costa), CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bayview (Contra Costa) lands at the 38th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 618 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bayview (Contra Costa) at the 41st national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bayview (Contra Costa)'s buildings actually sit
Most of Bayview (Contra Costa)'s buildings (99.8% of 618) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Bayview (Contra Costa) against the rest of the country
Bayview (Contra Costa) ranks lower within California (5th percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bayview (Contra Costa) ranks 19,560 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,585 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,488 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bayview (Contra Costa)
Bayview (Contra Costa)'s 38th-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 99.8% of Bayview (Contra Costa) outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bayview (Contra Costa)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 618 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bayview (Contra Costa). The exposure-zones guide covers what Bayview (Contra Costa)'s dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.