Scripps Ranch

Scripps Ranch is a community of San Diego, California, in the northeastern part of the city. It is located east of Interstate 15, north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and west of Poway. Its ZIP Code is 92131.

Scripps Ranch is an inland bedroom community within the city of San Diego. Miramar Reservoir is located within Scripps Ranch and offers recreational boating and fishing. A feature of Scripps Ranch is its landscaping, which includes mature eucalyptus trees that are most apparent along Pomerado Road.

A bit of History about Scripps Ranch, E.W. Scripps came to California in 1890 on a steamship to San Diego. He didn’t expect much but as he traveled north, he became more excited. Arriving at a barren, dry hill 16 miles from town, he decided to build a home and named it Miramar “after the Archduke Maximilian’s castle in Trieste, Italy). He and his mentor-half-sister, Ellen Browning Scripps, bought 400 acres of what is today Scripps Ranch for $5,000; 30 acres were E.W.’s, for his home and grounds whereas the rest would belong to Ellen. Eventually he acquired 2,100 acres and built a home. He envisioned Miramar Ranch as both a winter retreat and a self-sufficient compound for the Scripps family. The grounds were covered with citrus, pine, eucalyptus, and other beautiful trees (some still stand at the Scripps Ranch Swim and Racquet Club). Ellen lived at Miramar until 1897 and E.W. until 1917.

By 1900, Miramar Ranch had become the Scripps family’s home base in California. What began as a part-time winter refuge evolved into a year-round residence – E.W. Scripps grew so fond of the ranch that he rarely left it for extended periods until 1917. Many Scripps family members also resided at Miramar over the years, including Ellen Browning Scripps, who lived there from 1891-1897.

In October 2003, a section of south Scripps Ranch was devastated by the Cedar Fire, destroying over 300 homes.

Two elected planning groups (the Scripps Ranch Planning Group and the Miramar Ranch North Planning Committee), advise the city on local planning and land-use issues.

In Scripps Ranch (92131), the median single-family home sale price at the end of 2024 was$1,725,000, an increase of 7.8% from 2023, with the median price per square foot reaching $718. The median condo sales price was $827,500, up 4.8% from 2023.