Laurel Wood

Scored homes in Laurel Wood, San Mateo, CA (San Francisco, CA metro) average 583 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 114 home scores.

Scored homes in Laurel Wood range from 548 to 607 — a 59-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 114 scored properties.

75 scored homes (66%) in Laurel Wood 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 Laurel Wood boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

Laurel Wood averages 583 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: Hidden Valley averages 551 (32 points lower); Sugarloaf averages 593 (10 points higher); Summit Heights averages 557 (26 points lower). 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 Laurel Wood 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 San Mateo, 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 75 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 114 scored homes in Laurel Wood, San Mateo, CA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 75 homes (66%); High Priority: 39 homes (34%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 583 neighborhood average.