Welcome to Santa Fe Grade Ranch
The Ranch
This 321.7 ± acre legacy ranch has been family-owned for generations. In recent years, it has been leased to other local legacy farmers who have produced high-quality cotton and alfalfa. Today, it can be part of your ranch or investment holdings.
Basics
- 260' well with a 75HP pump, drilled in 2021
- 5OHP pump and well
- Three 7.5HP lift pumps
- Domestic well
- 900 sf ± structure with power, water, propane
- Ground leased to December 31, 2025
- Twenty-year solar lease on 15 acres (commenced in 2025)
- Grade 1 Soil - primarily Woo Clay Loam (USDA Soils Survey)
- Zoned A-1 (General Agriculture) County of Merced
- County of Merced GSA - Delta - Mendota
- SGMA Basin - San Joaquin Valley - Delta Mendota
- Located 1 mile ± north of SR 152 (and City of Los Banos boundary)
- Bordered by San Luis Canal (west) and Santa Fe Canal (east)
- City of Los Banos owned properties and boundaries make the subject nearly an island
- Within City Of Los Banos 2042 General Plan Proposed Sphere of Influence
- $23,500 per acre
Particulars
Santa Fe Grad Ranch is comprised of three parcels: APN 073-220-003 (199.0 AC), 084-010-003 (109.0 AC), and 424-010-008 (13.7 AC), for a total of ± 321.7 Assessed Acres. Public tax records are based on GIS maps, which may not accurately reflect the assessed acreage, as assessed acreage is derived from the actual parcel maps. In this instance the public records do not accurately reflect the actual assessed acreage.
Central Valley
The Central Valley is one of the world's most productive agricultural regions, supplying a substantial portion of the nation's fruits, nuts, and vegetables. It's known for its fertile soils, abundant sunshine, and favorable climate, which allow for the cultivation of a wide variety of crops. Despite using only 1% of the nation's farmland, it supplies about 25% of the nation's food. California is the 5th largest supplier of food and ag products IN THE WORLD; Merced County ranks 5th largest agricultural producer in California (four billion dollars - $ 4 Billion).
City of Los Banos
Situated on the west side of Merced County, and the second largest city in the county. Los Banos also boasts of having the second largest school district in Merced County. Known as the Crossroads of California because it is the gateway from the Central Coast to the Central Valley, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco Bay area. Los Banos is home to the junction of SR 152, 165 and I-5 . It is a Major International Trade Route, and key route for commuters, commercial vehicles, and recreational travelers.
Los Banos offers affordable housing, hunting, fishing, water skiing, nature preserves. At almost the geographic center of California, it's within two hours of the Monterey Peninsula, silicon Valley, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland, and Yosemite National Park.
SGMA
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040. SGMA requires a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2020. Said plans may limit ground water pumping. For more information please visit the SGMA web site at www.sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/