Rancho Santa Fe Homes
Rancho Santa Fe homes have a unique and distinctive style within San Diego's
North County homes. Many of the homes are luxury estates on one plus acre lots
and have a rural charm with rolling hills, and built with a Spanish Hacienda,
Mediterranean or traditional Ranch flavor. Rancho Santa Fe is known for its
horse properties, large open spaces, mature trees and a very low density population
spread over approximately 10,000 acres of prime residential land. The area is
between 30 and 40 minutes from downtown San Diego. Rancho Santa Fe comprises
of the following neighborhoods.
Each neighborhood in Rancho Santa Fe is one of several exclusive residential
estate enclaves in the unincorporated area of the Rancho Santa Fe community.
Rancho Santa Fe lies directly east of the City of Solana Beach and the Del
Mar Racetrack areas which abut the Pacific Ocean, and the community is bounded
by the San Dieguito River Valley and lagoon on one side and Escondido Creek
and San Elijo Lagoon on the other. The quaint village town center of Rancho
Santa Fe is about five miles from the oceanfront.
Rancho Santa Fe Covenant, is a California Historic Landmark. In the 1920s,
architect Lillian Rice planned the subdivision and many of the public buildings
throughout town. Her vision of Spanish Colonial Revival set the standard for
most of the buildings in the downtown area. The unincorporated area of Rancho
Santa Fe is one the most affluent communities in America and leads the nation
in both per capita income and home values.
Rancho Santa Fe Groves
The neighborhood of Rancho Santa Fe Groves, which is gated, is accessed from Avenida Del Duque. It is
on the northern edge of the Covenant with 44 homesites and was developed in
the mid 1980's on a large 101 acre orange grove. The lots average between one
and two acres and are mostly hilly terrain. Most of the homes are Mediterranean
style. Most of the Rancho Santa Fe Groves is within the Rancho Santa Fe School
District.
