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name: "Rancho San Rafael"
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# Rancho San Rafael

## Summary

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Rancho San Rafael is a neighborhood. Sampled points sit at a median elevation of 1,173 feet. Inside the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary, OpenStreetMap maps 2 named parks, among them Amable Park, Bella Park.

Data sources: USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service, elevation sampled 2026-10-21; OpenStreetMap, snapshot 2026-10-21.

Local guide by Aubree Chavarriga, REALTOR(R), Trevino Properties, Inc., CalDRE #02232602. Data as of 2026-10-22.

## Rancho San Rafael at a glance

- Median home value: $1,442,670 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Homes: 329 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Owner-occupied: 90.6% (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Median year built: 1986 (Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, as of 2024-12-31)
- Median elevation: 1,173 ft (USGS 3DEP, elevation sampled 2026-10-21, as of 2026-10-21)
- In Very High fire zone: 100.0% (CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones, maps SRA 2007, LRA 2011, as of 2026-10-21)
- Land area: 0.4 sq mi (City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS), boundary dated 2026-08-14, as of 2026-08-14)

Part of [Glendale](/communities/glendale.md). Rancho San Rafael is a neighborhood of Glendale.

Nearest Glendale neighborhoods: [Chevy Chase](/communities/glendale/chevy-chase.md), [College Hills](/communities/glendale/college-hills.md), [Glenoaks Canyon](/communities/glendale/glenoaks-canyon.md), [Emerald Isle](/communities/glendale/emerald-isle.md), [Verdugo Woodlands](/communities/glendale/verdugo-woodlands.md), [Woodbury](/communities/glendale/woodbury.md)

## Homes and rentals in Rancho San Rafael

- [Homes for sale in Glendale](/communities/glendale/homes-for-sale.md)
- [Rentals in Glendale](/communities/glendale/rentals.md)

## What is the housing, zoning and jurisdiction in Rancho San Rafael?

The housing figures below describe the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate) in Los Angeles County, California. Method: 3 Census block groups, weighted by area inside the zone; medians are approximate. The tenure split is 90.6 percent owner-occupied and 9.7 percent renter-occupied, so rentals are the smaller share of occupied homes. The median value of owner-occupied homes is $1,442,670, an owner-reported estimate and not a sale price. Homes here have a median build year of 1986. Any build or accessory dwelling unit plan needs verification with the city or county planning department.

Data source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, data for 2020-2024.

## What are the hazards and insurance considerations in Rancho San Rafael?

The hazard shares below describe the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California and come from a grid sample of the mapped layers, not forecasts. In the sampled area, 100.0 percent falls in a CAL FIRE Very High zone, and 0.0 percent is in each of the High and Moderate zones. FEMA maps 0.0 percent of the sampled area as a Special Flood Hazard Area.

Data sources: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones; reference period maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; reference period NFHL data retrieved 2026-10-21.

## Which schools serve Rancho San Rafael?

The public school locations below are those NCES lists near the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. Within one mile outside the boundary, NCES lists 5 more public school locations, including College View, Verdugo Academy, Verdugo Woodlands Elementary and Glenoaks Elementary. The list shows where schools are located, not which school serves an address; verify attendance boundaries with the school district.

Data source: NCES EDGE public school locations, retrieved 2026-10-21.

## How do you get around from Rancho San Rafael?

Rancho San Rafael transit counts place each LA Metro stop against the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California. 0 LA Metro bus stops are inside the boundary. Counting stops within 0.5 mile of the boundary, LA Metro lists 7 bus stops on 1 route. Counts show stop locations only, not service frequency or travel times, and cover LA Metro alone.

Data source: LA Metro GTFS schedule data, 2026-10-22.

## What parks and places are in Rancho San Rafael?

The Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary in Los Angeles County, California has 2 named parks in OpenStreetMap: Amable Park, Bella Park. OpenStreetMap lists 2 named parks outside the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary but nearby: Mayors Bicentennial Park, Verdugo Park. This list shows names only, not a ranking or a review.

Data source: OpenStreetMap, snapshot 2026-10-21.

## What do people ask about Rancho San Rafael?

### What is the median value of owner-occupied homes in Rancho San Rafael?

In the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median value of owner-occupied homes is $1,442,670. Owners reported this value in a survey, so it is an estimate and not a sale price or a listing price for any single home. The figure covers every owner-occupied home in that area. Rancho San Rafael is in Los Angeles County.

### What share of Rancho San Rafael lies in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone?

In the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary, 100.0 percent of the sampled area is in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The share comes from a grid sample of the boundary. It is a mapped share, not a forecast.

### Which public schools are near Rancho San Rafael?

NCES lists 5 public school locations outside the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary but within one mile of it. Nearest are College View, Verdugo Academy and Verdugo Woodlands Elementary. Verify attendance boundaries with the school district.

### How old are the homes in Rancho San Rafael?

In the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), the median home was built in 1986. A median means half of the homes were built earlier and half later. The figure covers all housing structures in that area.

### What share of occupied homes in Rancho San Rafael are rented?

In the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 9.7 percent of occupied homes are renter-occupied, an estimated 30 homes. Both figures are survey estimates, so they are approximate and not exact counts. The figures cover every occupied home in that area.

### How do workers in Rancho San Rafael get to work?

In the Rancho San Rafael neighborhood boundary (Census block-group estimate), 90.7 percent of workers drive alone to work, 0.0 percent use public transportation and 7.5 percent work from home. These are survey estimates, so they are approximate and not exact counts. The figures cover every commuting worker in that area.

### Sources

Data source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year, data for 2020-2024.

### Sources

Data source: CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones; reference period maps adopted SRA 2007, LRA 2011.

### Sources

Data source: NCES EDGE public school locations, retrieved 2026-10-21.

## All facts and sources for Rancho San Rafael

- Land area: 0.4 sq mi (as of 2026-08-14, City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS))
- Area type used for these statistics: Neighborhood zone from the City of Glendale GIS Neighborhood Zones layer (as of 2026-10-21, City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS))
- County: Los Angeles County (as of 2026-10-21, City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS))
- City: City of Glendale (as of 2026-10-21, City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS))
- Share inside city limits: 100.0% (as of 2026-10-21, City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS))
- Share in unincorporated county area: 0.0% (as of 2026-10-21, City of Glendale Neighborhood Zones (Glendale GIS))
- How the American Community Survey figures for Rancho San Rafael were computed from Census block groups (99.5 percent of the zone's sample points fall inside a block group). 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates at Census block-group level for the 3 block groups that overlap the zone. Counts are each block group's count times the share of that block group's area inside the zone (area shares from an 80 by 80 point grid); medians are the average of block-group medians weighted by the zone's share of owner-occupied units (value), renter-occupied units (rent) or all housing units (year built), so they are approximate and carry no margin of error.: Counts come from the 3 Census block groups that overlap the zone, each weighted by its share of area inside the zone; medians are weighted averages and approximate. (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Population estimate (ACS): 868 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Housing units (ACS estimate): 329 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Occupied housing units: 308 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Owner-occupied housing units: 279 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Renter-occupied housing units: 30 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Owner-occupied share of occupied homes: 90.6% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Renter-occupied share of occupied homes: 9.7% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Median year homes were built: 1986 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Median home value (owner-reported): $1,442,670 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Workers aged 16 and over: 409 (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Commute under 20 minutes: 27.9% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Commute 20 to 44 minutes: 51.8% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Commute 45 minutes or more: 20.3% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Drive alone to work: 90.7% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Carpool to work: 1.4% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Take public transit to work: 0.0% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Walk to work: 0.2% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Work from home: 7.5% (as of 2024-12-31, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year)
- Lowest sampled elevation: 958 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service)
- Highest sampled elevation: 1,434 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service)
- Median sampled elevation: 1,173 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service)
- Elevation range sampled: 476 ft (as of 2026-10-21, USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service)

## How do you reach the agent for Rancho San Rafael?

Aubree Chavarriga, REALTOR(R), Trevino Properties, Inc., CalDRE #02232602.
- Call: (818) 456-1696
- Email: aubree@trevinoproperties.com

## Sources and method

- glendale_neighborhood_zones (City of Glendale open-data Terms of Use: license to copy, publish, distribute, transmit, adapt and exploit the Data for commercial and personal use; no implied City endorsement, as of 2026-10-21)
- osm_overpass (ODbL 1.0; credit (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 2026-10-21)
- tigerweb_place (US Government work (public domain, 17 U.S.C. 105); credit U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2026-10-21)
- tigerweb_blockgroup (US Government work (public domain, 17 U.S.C. 105); credit U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2026-10-21)
- census_acs5 (US Government work (public domain); Census Bureau Data API terms: attribution notice required, as of 2026-10-21)
- calfire_fhsz (No restrictions on distribution; cite California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as the original source, as of 2026-10-21)
- fema_nfhl (US Government work (17 U.S.C. 105); FEMA.gov reuse statement, as of 2026-10-21)
- nces_edge (US Government work, public domain (IES permission-to-replicate statement), as of 2026-10-21)
- usgs_epqs (US Government work, U.S. Public Domain, as of 2026-10-21)
- lametro_gtfs (LA Metro Open Data Terms and Conditions; credit LA Metro, as of 2026-10-22)

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Disclosures

Aubree Chavarriga, REALTOR(R) | CalDRE #02232602 | Trevino Properties, Inc. | DRE #01976015 | 2600 Foothill Blvd. Ste. 302, La Crescenta, CA 91214

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