San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
ALL EYES ON North County
Rancho Tesoro offers 7-point insider’s guide to thrive in San Marcos
So you want to move to San Marcos in North County San Diego? If you’re eyeing the region, which offers everything from breweries to biotech, Rancho Tesoro has the essential homebuyers’ guide. The builder’s team of designers has shared seven reasons to inspire a move to this master-planned community.
1. Location
San Marcos is located along the state Route 78 corridor, which spans from Oceanside to Escondido, an area rich with opportunity. It has a small-town vibe but easy access to San Diego and southern Orange and Riverside counties via Interstates 5 and 15. Homeowners who call this suburban oasis home are within 6 miles of the Mcclellan-palomar Airport and just 35 miles from San Diego International Airport.
2. New housing options
To buy a new home, San Marcos is a great option and more affordable than its immediate neighbor, Carlsbad, which has some of the most expensive real estate in San Diego County. In fact, homeowners who choose the Skyhaus or Latitude neighborhoods at the Rancho Tesoro master-planned community, can purchase a new townhome from the high $400,000s. Plus, purchasing new provides perks such as built-in smart-home technologies and community amenities, including the resort-style pool area called The Bungalow, exclusively for residents of Skyhaus, by California West, and Latitude, by Brookfield Residential.
3. Things to do
If hiking by day and sipping by night sounds like your style, San Marcos might be the ultimate place to call home. Trade in your hydro water bottle for a chilled pint glass at one of the city’s 10-plus breweries, with many more breweries and wineries along the corridor. New residents will enjoy shopping and dining in San Elijo Hills and the trendsetting North City area or at the Carlsbad Premium Outlets. Legoland and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are also in North County.
4. Schools
Families at Latitude and Skyhaus at Rancho Tesoro have access to quality public schools, including the area’s sought-after Double Peak School for kindergarten through eighth grade. The school is well regarded for its academic achievement and in how it inspires curiosity, critical thinking and innovation. Also nearby are Palomar College and Cal State University San Marcos.
5. Opportunity
According to the city, San Marcos has a low unemployment rate, a low crime rate and the area is “... a magnet for entrepreneurs building high-tech, medical and recreation-oriented companies.” Plus, it’s one of the fastest-growing cities in San Diego County.
6. Front-row seat to nature
The city of San Marcos has 36 parks, 63 miles of trails, 11 recreational facilities, two community pools and hundreds of classes, sports, camps and activities year-round. Residents of Rancho Tesoro enjoy a bonus: community trails that lead to Discovery Lake where shoreline fishing and picnicking are popular. Pampered pups love Rancho Tesoro’s pathways, too.
7. Classic San Diego living
With an average summertime temperature of 72 degrees, San Marcos makes good on the San Diego promise of good weather. And the city is only about 13 miles from Carlsbad beaches.
Homes in the gated communities of Skyhaus and Latitude range in size from 752 to 1,933 square feet with one to three bedrooms, attached garages, in-home technologies, home office space and private outdoor space.
To learn more, please visit liveranchotesoro.com or call (714) 822-4733.
To visit Rancho Tesoro from SR-78, exit S. Twin Oaks Valley Road and turn right. Turn right on Village Drive to enter the community. Access new home neighborhoods along Santa Barbara Drive.