Rancho Santa Fe

Rancho Santa Fe (Spanish: santa-holy, fe-faith) (known locally as "Rancho" is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California and an unincorporated bedroom community of San Diego County. The population was 3,252 at the 2000 census. At $245,631, it is one of the highest income communities in the United States with at least 1,000 households. The CDP is primarily residential with one shopping avenue as well as several private schools, and single family residential areas situated on uncommonly large lots.

Rancho Santa Fe has many strict architectural design codes as can be exemplified by several attempts from local residents to improve upon or build new residences. Forbes reported Rancho Santa Fe as having the third most expensive ZIP code in the United States, and most expensive in California, with a median home sale price of $2,585,000.[1][2] Some homes in ZIP code 92067 but not within the CDP are valued at more than the median home-value within the Master Planned Community that makes up the official CDP, and many people who live within the 92067 ZIP code cite their community as Rancho Santa Fe even though they do not live within the strict boundaries of the Master Planned Community. The United States Postal Service (USPS) refers to all homes in the 92067 and 92091 ZIP codes, as well as many of the communities in the 92127 ZIP code, as "Rancho Santa Fe".

Education

• R. Roger Rowe Rancho Santa Fe School - public elementary and middle school serving grades K through 8
• Diegueno Country School - Private Elementary School serving Kindergarten through Sixth grade
• Horizon Preparatory - private
• The Nativity School - private

• Solana Santa Fe - public elementary school serving grades K through 6

• Torrey Pines High School
• Canyon Crest Academy
• La Costa Canyon High School
• Earl Warren Middle School
• Carmel Valley Middle School
• Sunset Academy
• Oak Crest Middle School
• North Coast Alternative High School
• Diegueno Middle School

Communities

• The Covenant refers to the original planned community of Rancho Santa Fe.
• Rancho Santa Fe Groves, a gated community on the northeast border of the Covenant set in an Orange grove.
• Cielo, a gated community east of the Covenant and bordered by Del Dios Highway.
• Santa Fe Hills, a community of 31 homes located directly East of the Covenant and West of Del Sur.
• The Crosby, a gated community east of the Covenant and bordered by Del Dios Highway.
• Morgan Run, a golf course community surrounded by the Morgan Run Golf Course in the southern portion of Rancho Santa Fe.
• Fairbanks Ranch, The Crosby, Hacienda Santa Fe, The Summit, Del Rayo, The Bridges, Rancho La Cima, The River Estates.

Rancho Santa Fe Neighborhoods

Numerous homeowners associations exist within the Rancho Santa Fe 92067 zip code, but the oldest is the Rancho Santa Fe Protective Covenant, governed by the Rancho Santa Fe Association. People who buy homes in the Covenant, which was formed in 1928, agree to comply with the architectural requirements of the Protective Covenant and other governing documents. The Covenant was created, in part, to protect the aesthetics of the community. The RSF Association's Art Jury enforces these requirements. Covenant homes are located within the Rancho Santa Fe School District.

This east Rancho Santa Fe residential community features a championship golf course, which holds the annual Battle of the Bridges golf tournament every year. The Bridges features a 35,000-square-foot clubhouse at the center of the community. The majority of the homes in this gated community are located in the Rancho Santa Fe School District, although a few are in the Encinitas Union School District. All homes at The Bridges are located within the San Dieguito Union High School District.

Cielo is a gated residential development located on a high peak in east Rancho Santa Fe. The community sits on 1,740 acres. Some of the homes are located in the Rancho Santa Fe School District; others are in the Escondido School District.

A gated community, The Crosby features The Crosby National Golf Course. Students in The Crosby attend schools in the Solana Beach School District and the San Dieguito Union High School District.

Situated on the eastern side of the Covenant, Hacienda is located in the Solana Beach School District and San Dieguito Union High School District.

Fairbanks Ranch, located in Rancho Santa Fe just south of the San Dieguito River Valley, is a gated community with more than 75 acres of park-like properties and amenities, including a lake with a clubhouse on its shore, a 9-hole putting green, five tennis courts, and a park. The area was named after initial developer and landowner Douglas Fairbanks, an early film star. Fairbanks Ranch is located in the Solana Beach School District and San Dieguito Union High School District.

Del Mar Country Club is a gated community in the southwest area of Rancho Santa Fe. The community features a 50,000-square-foot clubhouse and an 18-hole Joseph Lee golf course, a junior Olympic-size swimming pool, and six tennis courts. The Del Mar Country Club is located in the Solana Beach School District and San Dieguito Union High School District.

Whispering Palms is located in the western part of Rancho Santa Fe, a few miles east of the I-5 freeway. The community is built around the private Morgan Run Resort and Club, which offers tennis, golf and restaurant amenities. Whispering Palms is located in the Solana Beach School District and San Dieguito Union High School District.

Located in the southwest Rancho Santa Fe area, Rancho Pacifica is a gated community. Almost half of its 400 acres have been dedicated to open space. Rancho Pacifica is located near the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Del Mar Polo fields, the Pacific Ocean and Rancho Santa Fe and Carmel Valley. Rancho Pacifica is located in the Solana Beach School District and San Dieguito Union High School District.

A number of other, smaller Covenant and non-Covenant homeowners associations/communities exist in the Rancho Santa Fe area, including: Las Villas, Rancho Del Lago, Rancho Del Rio, Rancho La Cima, South Pointe Farms, Stonebridge, Summit, Del Rayo Downs, Del Rayo Estates, Montecito, Rancho Diegueno, Rancho Farms Estates, Rancho Santa Fe Farms, Rancho Santa Fe Lakes, Rancho Santa Fe Meadows and Rancho Valencia.