Peñasquitos Casablanca Real Estate Spotlight

 

Our Peñasquitos Casablanca Real Estate Spotlights affordable housing in a condo community and neighborhood in North San Diego County.

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Real Estate History

 

Originally known as Rancho Peñasquitos and inhabited by the Kumeyaay tribe. Established in the first Mexican land grant of San Diego County.

Rancho Peñasquitos developed by Captain Francisco Maria Ruiz as a working cattle ranch who built its adobe home in 1823. Back then, considered the first residential structure in San Diego.

After changing ownership many times, the Peñasquitos Corporation purchased the land in 1962.

In the 1980s, the Peñasquitos Casablanca condo community began development.

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Neighborhood Rankings

 

The boundaries sit within the Rancho Penasquitos Towne Center at its south, north of Highway 56, west of Salmon River Road, and east of Black Mountain Road.

The Area Vibes website provides these demographics for the Peñasquitos Casablanca neighborhood:

• Population = 63,341;
• Median Home Price = $602,482;
• Livability = 79 (out of 100);
• Schools = A+;
• Crime = A+;
• Amenities = A;
• Employment = B+;
• Ranked #8 neighborhood in San Diego; and
• Ranked #74 neighborhood in California.

 

The Niche website offers the following rankings for the Rancho Peñasquitos neighborhood:

• Overall Grade = A+;
• Public Schools = A+;
• Crime & Safety = A+;
• Diversity = A+;
• Housing = B+;
• Good for Families = B; and
• Nightlife = B.

Niche Overview – The Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood considered one of the best places to live in San Diego County. It offers residents a “dense suburban feel” with most residents owning their homes. Lots of parks and coffee shops that residents enjoy. Young professionals and their families love living in this neighborhood.

 

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Condominium Community

 

The Peñasquitos Casablanca condos offer residents:

• • Lush landscaping;
  • Variety of water features;
  • Four swimming pools;
  • Covered parking;
  • Clubhouse;
  • Fitness center;
  • Four hot tubs;
  • Park-like setting with walking paths; and
  • BBQ areas.

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Neighborhood Real Estate Market 2020

 

Niche provides the following Peñasquitos Casablanca neighborhood real estate market facts for 2020:

• Median Home Value = $710,259;
• Median Rent = $2,282; and
• Median Household Income = $133,026.

 

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Peñasquitos Casablanca Parks

 

Besides the amenities within the Peñasquitos Casablanca condominium complex, the nearby neighborhood offers these parks.

Rancho Peñasquitos Dog Park just across the Salmon River Road. Offers off-leash facilities your dogs will love. It even provides separate areas for small and large dogs to roam. Plenty of water bowls and tennis balls for your dogs to chase.

Twin Trails Neighborhood Park offering a baseball field, sand volleyball court, and a playground near picnic tables.

Views West Park rated 4 Stars (out of 5) by Yelp which provides good photos is the closest community park providing picnic areas with BBQ grills, playground, sports fields, and a gazebo. Very popular with the girl’s softball league.

 

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Recreation

The Rancho Family YMCA main campus just across Fairgrove Lane since 1995. The YMCA offers:

• Sports programs;
• Fitness classes;
• Youth camps;
• Gymnastics;
• Swimming lessons;
• Senior activities;
• Heated swimming pool;
• Covered swimming pool;
• Locker rooms;
• Childcare; and a
• 3,200 square-foot wellness center.

 

Nearby recreation centers include:

• Black Mountain Multipurpose Center;
• Canyonside Recreation Center offering many sports activities, youth camps, and even a youth cooking class;
• Rancho Peñasquitos Skate Park rated 4.5 Stars by Yelp with lots of good photos;
• Carmel Mountain/Sabre Springs Recreation Center rated 4 Stars by Yelp with photos;
• Hilltop Recreation Center rated 4.5 Stars by Yelp with 177 photos; and the
• Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Center also rated 4.5 Stars by Yelp providing 12 lighted tennis courts and tennis programs for adults and youth.

Nearby Golf Courses

 

Golf courses within a short drive include:

The Santaluz Club a 300-acre PGA championship golf course with a clubhouse featuring fine dining, resort-like spa facilities, swimming pool, and tennis courts.

Carmel Mountain Ranch Golf Course closed in 2018, but the San Diego Union-Tribune ran a story in July of 2019 about re-opening soon.

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club offering a world-class golf course, a new outdoor pool, tennis courts, and their “Field of Dreams” sports complex.

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Hiking

 

Hiking trails nearby include:

Black Mountain Open Space Park offers a 2,350-acre park with biking, hiking, and riding trails going for many miles. Some leading to the 1,550 foot Black Mountain summit.

Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve offering many oaks and sycamore groves, a freshwater marsh, a waterfall, to hike through. Also, San Diego’s oldest residential structure – an adobe open for tours.

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Shopping

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca provides easy walking (or bike riding) to many places to shop like a pharmacy, grocery store, and a post office.

Across the street from the condos, residents get easy access to the:

PQ Certified Farmers Market open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling lots of fresh local fruits and produce.

Rancho Peñasquitos Towne Center offers:

• One Day Spa;
• Kahoots Pet Store;
• Black Mountain Road Pet Clinic;
• Rite Aid Pharmacy;
• Starbucks;
• Vons; and many
• Eateries and restaurants.

 

The Plaza Rancho Peñasquitos shopping center down the road on Carmel Mountain Road offers more shopping like a gardening center, 24-Hour Fitness, a bakery, Vietnamese restaurant, Domino’s Pizza, and Japanese sushi.

 

 

Peñasquitos Casablanca Schools

 

Niche ranks the following schools as the best in the Peñasquitos Casablanca vicinity.

Deer Canyon Elementary School rated A+ teaching grades K-12.

Preuss School UCSD earned an A+ ranking offering an elementary school education.

The Cambridge School rated A+ as a private school teaching elementary grades.

Del Norte High School got an A+ rating teaching grades 9-12.

Mt. Carmel High School rated A+ teaching grades 9-12.

Westview High School also rated A+ teaching grades 9-12.

 

Conclusion

 

This Peñasquitos Casablanca Real Estate Spotlight focused on an affordable condo community and its neighborhood in North San Diego County.

Development began in the 1980s growing to an estimated population of 63,341.

Rated A+ in many livable features by the Area Vibes and the Niche websites.

Six schools earning an A+ rating in the Peñasquitos Casablanca vicinity makes this a very desirable neighborhood for families.

Residents enjoy nearby golf courses, parks, recreation centers, a large YMCA, and two shopping centers.

Peñasquitos Casablanca Condominiums offer:

• Lush landscaping;
• Beautiful walking paths;
• Four swimming pools;
• Four hot tubs; a
• Clubhouse;
• Fitness center;
• BBQ areas; and
• Covered parking.

Median Home Values ranging from $602,482 to 710,259 makes this community affordable in the greater San Diego area.

Contact Us to learn about homes available and their current sales prices in this attractive neighborhood.

Steven Rich, MBA – Guest Blogger

 

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