San Jose

Scored homes in San Jose, Banning, CA (Riverside, CA metro) average 588 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 51 home scores.

Scored homes in San Jose range from 531 to 608 — a 77-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 51 scored properties.

40 scored homes (78%) in San Jose fall in the Needs Attention tier (580–669). Other tiers are represented too — readiness is not uniform across the neighborhood.

Cindera did not find fire stations whose mapped locations fall inside the San Jose boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

San Jose averages 588 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: La Escuela averages 605 (17 points higher); Hidalgo averages 599 (11 points higher); Downtown Banning averages 610 (22 points higher). Block-level conditions explain much of the spread — two streets in the same city can land in different tiers.

A neighborhood average in the Needs Attention tier (580–669) means San Jose is making progress but has not yet reached Good Foundation as a whole. Many California homeowners in this band work toward voluntary-market placement while documenting mitigation.

High-impact steps in Banning, CA include clearing combustible material from Zone 0 (within 5 feet of the structure), upgrading to ember-resistant vents, maintaining roof and gutter cleanliness, and documenting verified actions. Cindera turns these into a prioritized plan — especially valuable for the 40 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 51 scored homes in San Jose, Banning, CA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 40 homes (78%); High Priority: 11 homes (22%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 588 neighborhood average.