33.9 acres of farm and timber land near Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County
El Montevideo · Parcel 2651610100
County file October 2026
At a glance
- BuildZoning RR allows family residential · 2 buildings mapped (satellite)
- Ground23% wetlands · soils very limited for septic
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueAssessed value $1.88M · no priced sale on file (as of Oct 2026)
- Acres33.9About 26.2 of 33.9 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningRRRural residential use Regulations
- Future land useSEMI-RURAL RESIDENTIAL (SR-2)Low density residential (state class)
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
- Wetlands23% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Assessed value (county)$1.88MProp. 13 value, not a market price · county file October 2026
- Last saleNo priced sale on file (as of Oct 2026)We have no sale-price file for San Diego County yet
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, Oct 2026
- Road frontage694 ft on El Montevideo
- Who zones itSan Diego CountyUnincorporated
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeTownship 13 South, Range 3 West, San Bernardino MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Nearest public wastewater plantAbout 5 miles (straight line) · San Elijo WRFEPA ECHO discharge permits for publicly owned treatment works, Oct 2026 · Not a sewer line at this lot. Plants that do not discharge to a river or stream (spray fields, percolation ponds) are not on EPA's list, so one could be closer
- Ground elevationAbout 178–236 ft above sea level; average slope 5.5%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
- HighwaysPso Delicias is 0.9 mi away and I-5 interchange is 4.1 mi away, in a straight lineUS Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads · Oct 2026
- Nearest fire stationAbout 1.4 miles (straight line) · Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Station 1USGS National Structures Dataset, fire and EMS stations, Oct 2026 · straight line, not road miles. Insurers' fire protection class (ISO) counts road miles to a responding station, often 5 or fewer. A station missing from the federal list would be closer
- Nearest emergency roomAbout 4.8 miles (straight line) · Scripps Memorial Hospital EncinitasCMS Care Compare hospital list (hospitals that report an emergency department), located by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, Jul 2026 · straight line, not road miles or drive time. Names as filed with Medicare. Veterans', military, children's and psychiatric hospitals are not counted
- Nearest public schoolsR. Roger Rowe Elementary, about 1.3 miles · R. Roger Rowe Middle, about 1.3 miles · La Costa Canyon High, about 2.8 miles (straight line)NCES public school locations (EDGE), school year 2024-25 · straight line from the parcel's map point, not road miles. The nearest school is not necessarily the one a home here is zoned for. The school district sets attendance zones, so check with the district. Regular public schools only; charter, online and alternative schools are not counted
- Property tax floor (Prop 13)At least $18,812 a year on the 2026 roll1% of the $1,881,213 assessed value, with no homeowners' exemption, which applies only to a home its owner lives in; voter-approved bond rates and special assessments come on top; a lower bound unless the roll carries a veterans', welfare or other exemption · California Constitution art. XIII A (Prop 13); homeowners' exemption, Rev. & Tax. Code 218
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaOutside the eligible areasHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 565 ft (middle half 479–602 ft)From 12 household well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1974–2025; water level 54 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. California DWR well completion reports.
- Public land nearbyVal Sereno Preserve, 1.1 miCounty land, open to the public. 55 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtRancho Santa Fe Elementary School District (grades K–6); San Dieguito Union High School District (grades 7–12)NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classPrime farmland if irrigatedMap unit Salinas clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, about 71% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area CA638, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.26 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Salinas; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 3e of 8: severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Salinas; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
District details at NCES: Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District, San Dieguito Union High School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Developed (open space) 2025; grass or pasture 2023–2024; shrubland 2022; woody wetlands 2021No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Hydric soilsNone mappedShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$30 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $28): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
Soil for septic and building
Soils here are rated very limited for a septic drain field. They rate somewhat limited for a house with or without a basement. The main soil shrinks and swells moderately as it wets and dries, which foundations should allow for.
- Septic drain fieldVery limitedLimit: slow water movement
- House, no basementSomewhat limitedLimit: shrink-swell
- House with basementSomewhat limitedLimit: shrink-swell
- Shrink-swellModerateLinear extensibility about 5.7% at 10 to 39 in. deep
A soil-survey screening of the parcel's main soil, not a perc test. A septic permit needs the local health department's site evaluation, and a foundation design needs a soil test on the lot.
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of San Diego Gas & Electric Co (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility.
- Home electricity priceSan Diego Gas & Electric Co: about 45.8 cents per kWhWhat San Diego Gas & Electric Co's home customers paid on average in 2025, fixed monthly and fuel charges included (home revenue divided by kWh sold). For homes on the utility's own supply; a home that buys power from another supplier may pay a different rate. Your bill depends on your use and rate plan. U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form 861, 2025.
- Water system areaInside the service area of Santa Fe I.D.Public water system CA3710023 · Boundary not yet verified by the State Water Board · California State Water Board water system area boundaries, edited Oct 2020. Not a water line at the lot.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags7 environmental lists checked · Water Board cases opened after January 2023 not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: U.S. EPA, as of Oct 2026; California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), as of Oct 15, 2026; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), as of Oct 17, 2026; California State Water Resources Control Board, as of Jan 26, 2023
- Oil and gas wellsNone within 1/4 mi of the parcel's map pointGroundwork check of public lists: California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), as of Oct 15, 2026
What the zoning allows
RR, RR Rural Residential Use Regulations
- Allowed usesFamily residential (homes), horticulture (all types), tree crops, row and field crops, essential services, fire protectionCounty of San Diego · Oct 21, 2026
- Allowed with approvalMinor Use Permit: cottage industries, farm labor camps, small schools; Major Use Permit: group residential, child care, churches, campgrounds, wineriesCounty of San Diego · Oct 21, 2026
From County of San Diego, Zoning Ordinance Part Two (Use Regulations) Secs. 2180-2185 (ordinance dated Dec 11, 2024), read Oct 21, 2026. Overlays, conditions and later amendments can change what applies; the code governs.
Mapped ground hazards
Mapped features from USGS maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel. Not checked here: Alquist-Priolo fault zones, liquefaction, landslide and tsunami zones (the California Geological Survey's zone maps aren't included here).
- Young faults (USGS)None mapped within 1 miUSGS: Quaternary Fault and Fold Database (historic and latest-Quaternary faults), read Oct 2026. USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database traces, mapped at 1:24,000 to 1:250,000; positions approximate. Not a state fault-zone (Alquist-Priolo) determination
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
Home facts
- Satellite-mapped structures
- 2 buildings, about 3,070 sq ft of footprint in all (largest 2,400 sq ft) (FEMA USA Structures, 2025)
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area
- Not in this county's published parcel file
- Year built
- Year built not in San Diego County's published file
Property tax
California Constitution art. XIII A (Prop 13) and the county assessment roll · 2026
- Tax rate
- About 1% of assessed value plus local voter-approved rates
- If you buy
- About 1% of the price you pay each year, plus local voter-approved ratesProp 13 resets the assessed value to the purchase price at a sale
Pay or check a bill at the San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Value history
Current roll (Oct 2026): $1,881,213 ($1,881,213 land)
Roll values set for property tax · San Diego County assessment roll · as of Oct 2026
Home values in San Diego County rose about 54% over 5 years and 1% in the last year (FHFA, 2025).
Who decides
- City or countyUnincorporated San Diego County (Rancho Santa Fe, a Census community, not a city)The county sets zoning, ADU and SB 9 rules.California Department of Technology city boundaries · Sep 21, 2026
Assessed value (Prop 13)
- $1,881,213The county does not publish the base yearIn California this is not a market value. Under Prop 13 it starts at the purchase price and rises at most 2% a year, so long-held property is usually assessed far below what it would sell for. We don't have tested sale data for this county, so we don't show a price estimate.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.
Zoning
- RR (San Diego County's own code), state class “Exurban residential”. As of Q4 2021, collected from GIS Hub. Verify with San Diego County: the state's classes are generalized.LCI California Zoning (New Classes), release Jan 15, 2026 · Q4 2021
- General planSEMI-RURAL RESIDENTIAL (SR-2) (San Diego County's own designation), state class “Low density residential”. As of Q4 2021.LCI California General Plan Land Use · Q4 2021
ADU
- Accessory dwelling unitsState ADU law (Gov. Code 66310-66342) applies to residential lots: at least 1 ADU + 1 JADU by right, subject to local standards. Check San Diego County.HCD ADU Handbook (March 2026); Gov. Code 66310-66342
Housing
- SB 35 / SB 423 streamliningCheck HCD's current determination for San Diego County (unincorporated): the only map layer HCD publishes is its June 2023 determination, HCD has determined again since (June 2025), and under SB 423 a city or county without a compliant housing element must streamline projects with 10% affordable units. A possible streamlined site is not evaluated here.HCD SB 35 / SB 423 determinations · Jun 23, 2023 · Official map
- Opportunity mapCTCAC/HCD opportunity area: Highest Resource (used for tax-credit housing).CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map 2026 · 2025-12
Fire
- Fire Hazard Severity ZoneIn a mapped High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone map, State Responsibility Area, effective Apr 1, 2024).CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones · SRA Apr 1, 2024; LRA Mar 24, 2025 · Official map
Groundwater
- Not over a DWR Bulletin 118 groundwater basin; well rules here come from the county.DWR Bulletin 118 (2025), SGMA basin priority (2019), Groundwater Sustainability Agencies · B118 2025; SGMA priority 2019; GSA layer read Oct 11, 2026
Check before you buy
- Earthquake fault zone (Alquist-Priolo)Check the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map.Official map
- Liquefaction / landslide zoneCheck the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map. Many areas have not been evaluated by the state.Official map
- Williamson Act contractCheck with the county assessor or planning department whether the parcel is under a Williamson Act contract.Official map
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: 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.. Derived from SanGIS data; not for use in insurance underwriting.
Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California Zoning (New Classes). Zoning from the State of California's statewide zoning layer, provided as a public service for informational purposes only; it is not legal advice. Each jurisdiction's own zoning map governs.
Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California General Plan Land Use. General plan land use from the State of California's statewide layer, for informational purposes only; not legal advice. The jurisdiction's adopted general plan governs.
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), SB 35 statewide determination. HCD's determination for the jurisdiction as published; a project's eligibility for streamlining is decided by the jurisdiction.
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and HCD, 2026 Opportunity Map. Used by CTCAC to score tax-credit housing applications; it describes the census tract, not the parcel.
California Department of Technology, California city boundaries (from CDTFA / BOE). City limits as compiled by the state for tax administration; the city and county confirm jurisdiction.
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Riverine flooding
- Very high
- Earthquake
- Relatively high
- Wildfire
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Strong wind
- Very low
- Coastal flooding
- Very low
- Drought
- No ratingNo expected annual loss computed for this tract
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 17Insured buildings in this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Almost allRated zone X, B or C
Federal disaster declarations
Federal disaster declarations in San Diego County since 2000: 35 (most recently Severe Storm and Flooding, January 2024).
- 24 fires
- 5 floods
- 2 biological emergencies (COVID-19)
- 2 severe storms
- 1 freeze
- 1 evacuation emergency for a storm elsewhere
Development nearby
About 32 acres within a mile turned from farmland, forest or other open land into developed land in 2020–2025 (among the most in San Diego County).
- 2020–2025
- About 32 acresWithin a mile, open land turned developed
- 2015–2025
- About 47 acresThe same, over 10 years
- Typical in San Diego County
- Under 5 acresThe middle of the county's land, 2020–2025
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $250,000 or more
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $2,000,000 or more
- Median rent (gross)
- $3,500 or morecensus tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 100%± 0 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1978± 9 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 32 min± 11 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,192± 411
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in San Diego County, nearest first.
- 38.8 acres of residential land near San Diego2.4 mi
- 44.8 acres of residential land near Encinitas2.6 mi
- 79.7 acres of residential land near Encinitas2.7 mi
- 40.6 acres of residential land near Encinitas2.8 mi
- 35.7 acres of residential land near Encinitas3.0 mi
- 38 acres of residential land near Encinitas3.2 mi
- 168 acres of residential land near Elfin Forest3.6 mi
- 45.4 acres of residential land near San Diego3.8 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in San Diego County: 2,837 parcel pages
Sources & methodSources, county file October 2026
At a glance: each fact's source and date
Each figure in the grid above, where it comes from and the date of the file or map we read.
Acres: 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., county file Oct 11, 2026.
Land type: 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., county file Oct 11, 2026.
Zoning: LCI California Zoning (New Classes), release 2026-01-15, as of Q4 2021.
Future land use: LCI California General Plan Land Use, as of Q4 2021.
Flood zone: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Oct 10, 2026.
Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 9, 2026.
Assessed value (county): 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., county file Oct 11, 2026.
Last sale: 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., county file Oct 11, 2026.
Road access: Roads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, Oct 2026.
Road frontage: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of Oct 6, 2026.
Who zones it: City and town limits on our map, map built Oct 11, 2026.
Soil for septic and building
Source: USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area CA638, version Sep 2026, read through NRCS Soil Data Access.
The parcel's main soil map unit covers about 71% of its outline: Salinas clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes. Its main component is Salinas (85% of the unit).
The ratings are NRCS's own map-unit interpretations (dominant condition): ENG - Septic Tank Absorption Fields, ENG - Dwellings W/O Basements and ENG - Dwellings With Basements. The limits listed are the features NRCS names for the main component. Shrink-swell is that component's linear extensibility, depth-weighted from 25 to 100 cm, the layer NRCS's homesite rule reads; NRCS classes: low under 3%, moderate 3 to 6%, high 6 to 9%, very high 9% or more.
A screening, not a perc test or a soil boring: soils vary inside a map unit (survey scale about 1:12,000 to 1:24,000), and fill or grading may have changed the lot.
Home facts
FEMA USA Structures (FEMA and Oak Ridge National Laboratory), release of Sep 2025, traced from satellite imagery of 2012-2024. Building outlines of about 450 sq ft and up traced from satellite imagery, counted where the outline's centre lies inside the parcel outline. A footprint is the building's outline seen from above, not its living area; the county file we load gives no building details (rooms, size or year built) for this parcel. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Property tax
The 1% general levy (Prop 13) plus the voter-approved rate of the parcel's tax rate area; bills also carry Mello-Roos and special assessments. California bills come from the county tax collector; we don't show bill amounts here.
Property tax · Due dates
California 2026-27 taxes: first installment due by December 10, 2026; second by April 12, 2027; assessment appeals open until November 30, 2026.
Sources: California Revenue and Taxation Code 2617, 2618, 2619 and 1603; the State Board of Equalization’s 2026 appeal filing periods. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
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.
Hazards
Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the public federal and state maps named on each row, not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel. No rating: FEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself. FEMA counts claims on buildings with NFIP flood insurance, so land that never had an insured building has no claims to count. The count is the parcel's census block group when it has 10 or more, else its tract's; a count under 10 prints as "Fewer than 10". Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3.
Federal disaster declarations
Each federal declaration whose designated areas include the county, declared from January 2000 on, counted once by its FEMA disaster number. An emergency declaration and a major-disaster declaration for the same storm are two declarations, as FEMA numbers them. Declarations for tribal lands alone are not counted. The date shown is when the most recent incident began. Types are FEMA's incident types: an evacuation emergency for a storm elsewhere (Hurricane Katrina, 2005) is listed as that, not as a storm that struck the county. By kind: 12 major disasters, 5 emergencies and 18 fire-management declarations.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, as of October 2026. 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.
Development nearby
Counted from USGS Annual NLCD land cover (USGS Annual NLCD Collection 1.2, 30 m maps made from Landsat imagery, 2015, 2020 and 2025; public domain, DOI 10.5066/P94UXNTS). A 30 m 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, parks and roads to dense buildings. The squares are summed over the land within about a mile of this parcel's center on a 240 m grid, so the figures are rounded. "Most of the county" compares the same one-mile figure across the county's land. A satellite land-cover map misses some changes and mislabels a few, so read it as a guide to how fast the area is building out, not a survey. As of 2025 land cover.
Neighborhood (Census)
± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small.
Assessed value
Assessed value (Prop. 13), not a market price. County file, October 2026.
Assessed value $1,881,213 (the county does not publish the base year). In California this is not a market value. Under Prop 13 it starts at the purchase price and rises at most 2% a year, so long-held property is usually assessed far below what it would sell for.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
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., county file Oct 11, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 2651610100
Coordinates: 33.0391° N, 117.2024° W