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by jraines 3223 days ago
Hayward Hills is indeed nice. If you're in the 1% of millenial earners you can stretch and pay close to a million dollars to live in a 2200 sq ft home within spitting distance of the most dangerous fault in America. Or cross 880 to the west and save a little money, but you're in a liquefaction zone now.

Sorry this is a bit off topic & earthquake risk is everywhere in the bay. But this morning I'm a salty house-hunter.
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skybrian 3222 days ago
What are you looking at for liquefaction risk? I'm not seeing much on this map:

http://gis.abag.ca.gov/website/Hazards/?hlyr=liqSusceptibili...

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jraines 3222 days ago
some parts of the two brown splotches south of the Oakland airport are in Hayward. Basically the area around highway 92 / San Mateo bridge, west of 880
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skybrian 3222 days ago
Assuming I'm looking at the same thing, it seems like the part relevant to house hunting would be a small area roughly between Grant Ave and Lewelling, which is technically a bit north of Hayward, split between San Lorenzo and San Leandro.

There is also the park/bird sanctuary/landfill near Winton, but that's not residential.

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jraines 3222 days ago
Trust me it is. Source: the builder of a new construction house I'm looking at.
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rndmize 3222 days ago
As another salty house-hunter looking around Hayward for the last couple months, you have my sympathies.
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