Safest Neighborhoods in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
4 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods share the highest safety score, at 4.9 out of 5, including Cielo, Whispering Palms and Santa Fe Valley. 4 ranked Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods score 4 out of 5 or higher for safety.
Houseberry scores 4 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods on schools, safety, amenities, price, value and appreciation. Safety scores in Rancho Santa Fe run from 4.9 to 4.9 out of 5, and 4 score 4 out of 5 or higher. Typical home prices range from $2,812,000 in Santa Fe Valley to $4,898,000 in The Covenant across 3 priced neighborhoods. Across the five nearest cities the average safety score is 4.7 out of 5, against 4.9 in Rancho Santa Fe.
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Cielo, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Keywords: Gated Community, Cielo Village, Del Dios Highway
Up a winding drive from Del Dios Highway, Cielo is a guard-gated hillside community on the eastern side of Rancho Santa Fe. It climbs the slopes between the Covenant and Lake Hodges, with Elfin Forest over the ridge to the north, and most of its streets look out over open canyon country. ... See Full Page
Whispering Palms, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Keywords: Morgan Run, Chino Farm, Golf Course Condos
Golf greens, farm fields and the Via de la Valle corridor make up Whispering Palms, the low-lying southwest edge of Rancho Santa Fe below the Covenant. The name goes back to 1960, when a developer bought 300 acres of the old Osuna land grant here and opened a golf course five years later. Solana Beach and Del Mar are the next towns west. ... See Full Page
Santa Fe Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Keywords: The Crosby, Del Dios Gorge, San Dieguito River
Santa Fe Valley follows the San Dieguito River below Lake Hodges, along the eastern reach of Rancho Santa Fe where Del Dios Highway drops out of the gorge. Oak-lined river bottom, preserved hillsides and a golf course fill most of the land, and the planned neighborhoods of 4S Ranch and Del Sur rise just across the line on the east and south sides. ... See Full Page
The Covenant, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Keywords: Lilian Rice, Riding Trails, Paseo Delicias
The Covenant is the original Rancho Santa Fe, several thousand acres of eucalyptus, riding trails and estate homes in the hills inland from Solana Beach and Encinitas. The groves date to the Santa Fe Railway, which planted millions of blue gums for railroad ties before learning the wood was too soft to hold a spike. The community laid out among them in the 1920s is now a state historical landmark. ... See Full Page
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Rancho Santa Fe safety: your questions, answered
What are the safest neighborhoods in Rancho Santa Fe?
4 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods share the highest safety score, at 4.9 out of 5, including Cielo, Whispering Palms and Santa Fe Valley.
Is Rancho Santa Fe safe?
Houseberry scores Rancho Santa Fe's 4 ranked neighborhoods from 4.9 to 4.9 out of 5 for safety. 4 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods score 4.0 out of 5 or higher for safety, led by Cielo, Whispering Palms and Santa Fe Valley.
Is Cielo in Rancho Santa Fe safe?
Cielo scores 4.9 out of 5 for safety on Houseberry, one of 4 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods sharing the highest safety score out of 4 ranked. 4 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods score 4.0 out of 5 or higher for safety.
What do homes cost in Rancho Santa Fe's top safety-rated neighborhoods?
Across the top 3 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods by safety score, the typical home price is $3,406,000. Prices among those top 3 Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods run from $2,812,000 in Santa Fe Valley to $4,898,000 in The Covenant.
Which Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods have a high safety score at a lower price?
Santa Fe Valley has the lowest typical home price, $2,812,000, among Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods scoring 4.4 out of 5 or higher for safety and priced below the Rancho Santa Fe typical home price of $3,406,000; Santa Fe Valley scores 4.9 out of 5 for safety.
Which Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods rank highly for both safety and overall?
4 of 4 ranked Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods score 4 out of 5 or higher for both safety and overall. The Covenant leads, at 4.9 out of 5 for safety and 4.5 out of 5 overall. Santa Fe Valley (4.9 out of 5 and 4.4 out of 5) and Cielo (4.9 out of 5 and 4.3 out of 5) also score 4 out of 5 or higher for both safety and overall in Rancho Santa Fe.
How does Rancho Santa Fe compare with nearby cities for safety?
Rancho Santa Fe neighborhoods average 4.9 out of 5 for safety. The nearest cities average Fairbanks Ranch 4.9, 4S Ranch 4.9, Elfin Forest-Harmony Grove 4.7, Solana Beach 4.6 and Encinitas 4.5.
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