Rancho Santa Margarita.
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12 tracts·48K people·$971K median·3,724/mi²
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The median home value in Rancho Santa Margarita is $971,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 2.1× the US median of $458,812.
Rancho Santa Margarita has 46,990 residents across 8 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 40.9; the population is 58.5% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 6.5% Multiracial, 1.5% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 49.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Trabuco Mesa Elementary (73%), Tijeras Creek Elementary (69%) and Arroyo Vista Elementary (67%) lead the elementary schools; Arroyo Vista Middle (77%) and Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate (63%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,625/month, 66% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Rancho Santa Margarita is $152,560 a year, 77% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Rancho Santa Margarita, median rent is $2,625/month and the median home value is $971,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Rancho Santa Margarita reported 0.5 violent crimes and 4.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 215 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 18 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rancho Santa Margarita are wildfire (100), landslide (95) and earthquake (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.63g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Rancho Santa Margarita scores 10.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).