Hope Ranch, CA Real Estate

One of Santa Barbara’s most prestigious enclaves,  Hope Ranch rivals the area’s other premier residential community, Montecito. Hope  Ranch real estate is treasured by its current owners and coveted by  potential residents who come from all over the United States and beyond to  secure a part of this 2,200 acre paradise. Hope  Ranch, CA real estate offers a distinctive rural ambiance, yet is just a  few minutes away from Santa Barbara’s State Street. As a resident of Hope  Ranch, you feel like you are living “away from it all,” yet all the  dining, shopping and entertainment opportunities Santa Barbara offers are  within easy reach.

A mere 773 lots are within the realm of Hope Ranch, CA real estate.  Parcels range in size from approximately one  acre to several acres, with each parcel being unique. The enclave is known for  its rolling and oak-studded terrain resting in the shadow of the spectacular  Santa Ynez Mountains, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and with its own private  stretch of pristine beach.

Real Estate in Hope Ranch, CA

Hope Ranch real estate was purchased in 1861 by the enclave’s namesake, Thomas Hope, who  raised sheep on the land. (Much of the wool produced by Hope’s flock went to  make uniforms for Civil War soldiers.) The Southern Pacific Railroad purchased  Hope’s property after his death in 1876 and by 1900 had announced it planned to  build villas with the intention to market Hope  Ranch, CA real estate as the “playground of the world.”

Santa  Barbara’s Stan Tabler is a Hope Ranch homes and land expert with three decades  of experience as a Santa Barbara Realtor.  Contact him today via email at [email protected] or by phone at 805-689-2305.