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Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate
Known to locals simply as "The Ranch," Rancho Santa Fe is a master planned community featuring a charming and relaxed environment that's not too far from the Pacific coast. Rancho Santa Fe is located to the east of Encinitas and to the north of nearby San Diego, making the community attractive to wealthy individuals who conduct business in the San Diego area.
Rancho Santa Fe is a relatively affluent community whose residents boast an average median income of $188,859, among the highest in the region. Neighborhoods within the Rancho Santa Fe include The Covenant, originally created as one of the area's first planned communities, Rancho Santa Fe Groves, the Morgan Run golf course community and Santa Fe Hills. A number of notable celebrities and business people call Rancho Santa Fe home.
Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Market Trends
Rancho Santa Fe became a popular residential spot between the First and Second World Wars, following the construction of the Del Mar Racetrack just west. Many properties in this area date back to that period, and local building restrictions help preserve the community's mid-20th century luxury appeal. Rancho Santa Fe's oldest area, The Covenant, goes further by keeping local streets free of streetlights, sidewalks, and traffic lights, in order to promote a more elegant, rural atmosphere. Aesthetics and architecture here are also regulated by an elected art jury.
Buyers looking for a new or recently built Rancho Santa Fe Home will also find a lot to choose from. New homes in this community come in a wide variety of modern Spanish, Mediterranean, Spanish, and ranch designs, with many affording views of the mountains to the west.
Rancho Santa Fe properties cover an average of two acres, and few local homes are visible from the road, trends that have enhanced the community's reputation for privacy and livability. Residents here also enjoy green space in the form of eucalyptus groves planted in the early 20th century by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company. The company planned to use wood from the groves for railway ties, but soon found the eucalyptus unsuitable, a corporate corporate blunder that's the good fortune of residents today.
Things To Do in Rancho Santa Fe
The centrally located village offers ample opportunities for specialty shopping and fine dining. Rancho Santa Fe is also well-known for its many golfing venues, including the illustrious Morgan Run Club and Resort and Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. Nearby cities offer more opportunities for entertainment, shopping and recreational activities. Ranch Santa Fe shares most of San Diego's climate patterns, resulting in relatively warm temperatures for the majority of the year, with occasional snowfall due to the community's higher elevation and inland location. With quick access to the coastal beaches and a variety of things to do, living and playing in Rancho Santa Fe is always a pleasant experience.