Rancho Mission Viejo

Welcome to Rancho Mission Viejo

Rancho Mission Viejo (Spanish: Rancho Misión Vieja, meaning “Old Mission Ranch”) is an active 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) ranch and farm, habitat reserve, residential community, and census-designated place in South Orange County, California. Rancho Mission Viejo is one of the Mexican Ranchos of California, with Rancho Mission Viejo forming from a series of land grants to John Forster in 1845. The remaining part of Rancho Mission Viejo consists of a nearly 17,000-acre (6,900 ha) nature reserve (The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo) and multiple residential communities slated to open in phases between 2010 and 2030.

Rancho Mission Viejo is today home to four master-planned communities: the City of Mission Viejo, City of Rancho Santa Margarita, Las Flores, and Ladera Ranch. In 2000, the O’Neill/Avery/Moiso family created a comprehensive open space preservation and land use plan for the remaining 23,000 acres of Rancho Mission Viejo.[11] In 2004, the Ranch Plan was approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. That plan has resulted in the creation of The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo (a nearly 17,000-acre habitat reserve on the Ranch) and the plan for a new community called Rancho Mission Viejo, which celebrated its grand opening in 2013 with the debut of its first community called Sendero. In Fall 2015, the new community of Esencia celebrated the grand opening of its first 12 neighborhoods as well as host of community amenities.

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Overview for Rancho Mission Viejo

48,437 people live in Rancho Mission Viejo, where the median age is 43.4 and the average individual income is $49,487. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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