Rancho Santa Fe is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,156 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rancho Santa Fe is the 605th largest community in California. Rancho Santa Fe home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Rancho Santa Fe real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Rancho Santa Fe is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rancho Santa Fe is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rancho Santa Fe who work in business and financial occupations (22.76%), management occupations (18.16%), and sales jobs (13.45%). Of important note, Rancho Santa Fe is also a town of artists. Rancho Santa Fe has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rancho Santa Fe’s character. A relatively large number of people in Rancho Santa Fe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 28.97% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Rancho Santa Fe is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Because of many things, Rancho Santa Fe is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Rancho Santa Fe a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Rancho Santa Fe has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Rancho Santa Fe’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Being a small town, Rancho Santa Fe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Rancho Santa Fe, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Rancho Santa Fe is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 71.78% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Rancho Santa Fe in 2022 was $117,279, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $469,116 for a family of four. Rancho Santa Fe is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rancho Santa Fe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rancho Santa Fe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rancho Santa Fe include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Rancho Santa Fe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
