Fairbanks Ranch, CA land: flood, zoning and parcels
1,467 parcels
4.2% of Fairbanks Ranch’s 1,467 parcels are in a FEMA flood zone.
Map data Oct 11, 2026
- Acres on the roll2,974
- In a FEMA flood zone4.2%special flood hazard area
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Around Fairbanks Ranch
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in Fairbanks Ranch
Fewer than 10 insured flood claims were recorded in and around Fairbanks Ranch since 1978.
What flood insurance costs in Fairbanks Ranch
In and around Fairbanks Ranch, insured single-family homes outside the mapped flood zone pay about $350–$840 a year for flood insurance.
| Flood zone | Policies | Middle half | Full-risk median |
|---|---|---|---|
| A zones (special flood hazard area) | Fewer than 10 | Not shown | Not shown |
| X zone (outside the mapped flood zone) | 36 | $350–$840 | $580 |
Home value trend in San Diego County
Home values in San Diego County rose about 54% over 5 years and 1% in the last year (FHFA, 2025).
Development in Fairbanks Ranch
About 39 acres inside Fairbanks Ranch's limits turned from farmland, forest or other open land into developed land in 2020–2025 (1.2% of its land), and about 70 acres in 2015–2025.
People and new homes in Fairbanks Ranch
About 2,703 people live in Fairbanks Ranch.
- Population2,7032020–2024 average, ±1,006
- Median household income$250,000 or more2020–2024 average
Land in Fairbanks Ranch by useLand use on the county roll
| Land class | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building on record | 1,378 | 94% |
| Other or not coded | 80 | 5.5% |
| Institutional | 8 | 0.5% |
| Vacant commercial | 1 | 0.1% |
County tax roll, as of Oct 2026; land class read from the roll's land-use and building fields.
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Fairbanks Ranch is 1.25 acres (1,370 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll, or from the parcel's own outline where the roll's figure is off by more than three times. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
How Fairbanks Ranch is zonedThe most common districts
| Zoning district | Parcels | Share of zoned |
|---|---|---|
| RR | 1,357 | 93% |
| Specific Planning Area (S88) | 94 | 6.4% |
| Agriculture (A70) | 6 | 0.4% |
| RRO | 4 | 0.3% |
| Open Space Use (S80) | 4 | 0.3% |
| C36 | 2 | 0.1% |
Zoning is on file for 100% of parcels in Fairbanks Ranch, across 6 districts. A district shown by its code alone has no published name on our map. The town or county zoning office has the final word on any parcel.
Land parcels in Fairbanks RanchLand and farm parcels to start with
Land and farm parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Nearby townsTowns around it
Questions about Fairbanks Ranch landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Fairbanks Ranch, CA?
1,467 parcels on the San Diego County tax roll (as of Oct 2026) inside the Census Bureau's boundary for Fairbanks Ranch, which can differ from its own limits at the edges, covering 2,974 acres.
How much vacant land is in Fairbanks Ranch, CA?
13,491 parcels are coded vacant, but about 25,000 parcels carry code 100, which the county's published code list doesn't define, so we don't give a vacant total here yet.
What is the typical lot size in Fairbanks Ranch?
The median parcel is 1.25 acres, from 1,370 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Fairbanks Ranch is in a flood zone?
4.2% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Fairbanks Ranch?
1.6% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
What is Fairbanks Ranch zoned?
Zoning is on file for 100% of parcels. The most common districts: RR, Specific Planning Area (S88), Agriculture (A70).
Are there land prices for Fairbanks Ranch?
No land-price range is shown for Fairbanks Ranch yet. We have no sale-price file for San Diego County yet.
How many people live in Fairbanks Ranch?
About 2,703 on average over 2020–2024 (Census American Community Survey 5-year).
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: GIS data derived, modified, reduced, and/or processed from SanGIS downloadable data - www.sangis.org Copyright SanGIS 2009. Not an original SanGIS product; not for insurance underwriting.. Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
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Sources & methodSources, dates and how these figures are built
Headline figures: source and date
Acres on the roll: County tax roll, counted on our map built Oct 11, 2026.
In a FEMA flood zone: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 10, 2026; counted on our map built Oct 11, 2026.
Property tax due dates
California Revenue and Taxation Code 2617, 2618, 2619 and 1603; the State Board of Equalization’s 2026 appeal filing periods. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Flood zones and wetlands: source and date
FEMA flood zone (A or V): FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 10, 2026; counted on our map built Oct 11, 2026.
Parcels at least 25% wetland: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 9, 2026; counted on our map built Oct 11, 2026.
Recorded flood claims in Fairbanks Ranch
FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land without an insured building never shows here. Claims counted from 1978 to Sep 2026.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.
What flood insurance costs in Fairbanks Ranch
Middle half: the middle half of premiums on single-family NFIP policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026, by the flood zone each policy is rated in. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.
Full-risk median: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.
Counted in the 3 census block groups that lie mostly inside Fairbanks Ranch, so the edges may reach past the town line.
Home value trend in San Diego County
This tracks home values, not land values. Land buyers read it as a sign of demand nearby: where homes gain value, builders and buyers follow. A vacant lot can move differently.
How: the change in FHFA's annual county index from 2020 and 2024 to 2025, rounded. The index follows repeat sales and refinance appraisals of the same single-family homes with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages. It is in today's dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and FHFA calls these local indexes developmental. Where FHFA's sample is too small it publishes no figure, and none prints here.
Source: FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, annual county index, 2025, last updated March 31, 2026. Method: Bogin, Doerner and Larson, “Local House Price Dynamics: New Indices and Stylized Facts”, FHFA Working Paper 16-01.
FHFA publishes no index for Fairbanks Ranch itself; this is San Diego County's, which includes it.
Development in Fairbanks Ranch
Counted inside the Census place boundary of Fairbanks Ranch CDP. Counted from USGS Annual NLCD land cover (2015, 2020 and 2025; 30 m squares on a 240 m grid, so edges are approximate). A square counts when it was forest, shrub, grassland, pasture, cropland or wetland in the start year and developed in 2025 (NLCD's developed classes, from lawns and roads to dense buildings). A satellite land-cover map misses some changes and mislabels a few; read it as a guide.
Source: USGS Annual NLCD Collection 1.2, public domain, DOI 10.5066/P94UXNTS.
People and new homes in Fairbanks Ranch
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026).
Sources
Parcels: GIS data derived, modified, reduced, and/or processed from SanGIS downloadable data - www.sangis.org Copyright SanGIS 2009. Not an original SanGIS product; not for insurance underwriting. (roll as of Oct 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Oct 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); town limits: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line places; counted on our map built Oct 2026.
Derived from SanGIS data; not for use in insurance underwriting.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.