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Rancho Santa Fe
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Rancho Santa Fe is an unincorporated census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 3,252 at the 2000 census. It is the highest income community in the United States with at least 1,000 households. The CDP is generally considered a bedroom community with one shopping center as well as several condominium developments and single family residential areas situated on uncommonly large lots.
Rancho Santa Fe has strict design restrictions. Many streets outside of the downtown area are lined with landscaping; on side streets the landscaping of individual properties provides ambient decor. Very few homes are visible from the road.
The downtown is centered around the intersection of Linea del Cielo/Paseo Delicias and La Granada/Via de Santa Fe. It is the site of offices of financial firms, restaurants, and small stores. A library and a school are also located here. Outside of this area, Rancho Santa Fe is exclusively residential except for a number of golf courses and country clubs.
According to the proposed boundaries of Rancho Santa Fe if it were to pass incorporation the median income within the community would decrease to a mere $155,000 which would drastically lower its ranking as one of the wealthiest areas in the nation.
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