| ABOUT
RANCHO MURIETA
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- Only
24 miles southeast of Sacramento
- A
unique 3,500-acre residential and recreational community
- A
private gated community for residents of all ages, with
24-hour manned security gates and patrol and emergency medical
treatment
- Country
Club -- two 18-hole championship golf courses, 40,000-square-foot
clubhouse and banquet facilities
- Five
lakes, rivers and wildlife -- recreation areas with swimming,
fishing, canoeing, biking, jogging, trails, hiking and exploring
- Private
FAA airport -- aircraft parking, hangars, tiedowns, fuel
and maintenance facilities and a 3,000-foot paved runway
- Shopping
and facilities -- supermarket, convenience store, restaurants,
hardware store, dry cleaners, coffee shop/video shop, salon
and barber shop and day-care center. (Full business directory
at RanchoMurieta.com)
- Social
groups -- Women's Club, bridge, Bible Studies, Community
Club, Kiwanis, golf clubs, karate, fitness classes and many
more. (Full club directory at RanchoMurieta.com)
- Elk
Grove Unified School District
- K-6:
Cosumnes Elementary School, (916) 682-2653
- 7th
and 8th: Katherine Albiani Middle School, (916)
686-5210
- 9th
through 12th: Pleasant Grove High School, (916)
686-0230
- See
RanchoMurieta.com's "Postcards
from Rancho Murieta" for a look at the community
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DRIVING
DIRECTIONS
From
Sacramento: Take Highway 50 east to Bradshaw Road. Turn
south to Jackson Road (State Route 16), then east to Entrance
-- at Murieta Parkway, a quarter mile past Lone Pine Road.
24 road miles
From
Stockton: Drive north on Highway 99 to Grant Line exit.
Turn right and drive northeast to Jackson Road (State Route
16). Turn right and drive east to the main entrance at Murieta
Parkway, a quarter mile past Lone Road Road. 53 road miles
From
San Francisco: Cross the Bay Bridge and follow Interstate
80 to Sacramento. Drive straight ahead to Highway 50 (Placerville),
then follow directions from Sacramento. 109 road miles
From
San Jose / Concord / Walnut Creek: Drive north on Interstate
680 to Interstate 80, then east to Highway 50 (Placerville).
See directions from Sacramento. From San Jose: 154 road miles
Other
directions: Try MapQuest
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MONTHLY
COSTS
Monthly
homeowners' dues/fees for Rancho Murieta Association,
Community Services District and Country Club (as
of July 2006)
- RMA
- CSD
- Water
(base rate): $18
- Sewer:
$26.50
- Security
tax: $21
- Drainage
tax: $3.88
- Garbage
(354-4154)
- 38-gallon:
$14.64 a month
- 64-gallon:
$16 a month
- 96-gallon:
$23.67 a month
- Country
Club
- Membership
is optional
- Golf
(includes all amenities) $352
- Junior
Executive (under 40) $257
- Sport/Social
(weekday use) $249
- House
(inc. tennis) $63
Townhouses
- Murieta
Townhouse Inc. dues: $209
- RMA,
CSD and Country Club costs same as above
Villas
- Villas
at Rancho Murieta Homeowners Association dues (includes
community club house, pool, laundry room, exterior maintenance
and fire insurance: $301
- Country
Club costs same as above
Lots
(unimproved)
- RMA
dues: $131.75*
- CSD
(security): $21
- Country
Club costs same as above
* Homeowners
dues include basic cable
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SCHOOLS
Elk
Grove Unified School District
Rancho
Murieta is served by the public schools in the Elk Grove
Unified School District, which operates 45 schools for
more than 52,500 students in southern Sacramento County.
It's one of the largest and fastest-growing districts in
the state.
The
district has some of the highest graduation standards in the
state, standards that have been raised three times in the
past decade. Several years ago the district adopted standards
and benchmarks, which spell out skills students are expected
to learn at every grade level, in every subject.
API
scores reflect a school’s statewide ranking. Schools
are scored from 10 to 1. Cosumnes River Elementary is among
the highest ranking schools in California with a score of
10.
The
district encourages parents to be educational partners at
every level, from their local school to a superintendent's
advisory panel.
Schools
serving Rancho Murieta:
- About
300 children from Rancho Murieta attend Cosumnes River Elementary
School, at 13580 Jackson Road. The school, built in 1948
and reconstructed in 1989, serves kindergarten through sixth
grade and has a total enrollment of 395.
- Katherine
Albiani Middle School, 9140 Bradshaw Road, serves
seventh and eighth graders. It
was built in 2005.
- Pleasant
Grove High School, 9531 Bond Road, serves ninth through
12th graders. It was built in 2005.
The
district is committed to providing every child a quality education
in a safe environment, including:
- A
strong academic program for all students
- Safe,
well-maintained campuses and a talented and caring staff
- A
low dropout rate
- An
up-to-date curriculum
- Advanced
placement and honors courses
- Programs
for gifted students
- Strict
behavior standards
- Outstanding
career preparation programs
- A
wide variety of extracurricular activities
For
more information, call (916) 686-5085 or visit the district
Web site at www.egusd.k12.ca.us.
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POPULATION
STATISTICS
The
2000 census put Rancho Murieta's population at 4,193, up 79
percent from the 1990 census. The figures found one-fifth
of Murietans are under 19 years old.
Current
demography from the 2000 US Census Bureau shows the following
population breakdown for the community:
- Under
19 years old: 20.1 percent
- 20
to 24 years old: 1.4 percent
- 25
to 34 years old: 7.5 percent
- 35
to 44 years old: 14.1 percent
- 45
to 54 years old: 18.2 percent
- 55
to 64 years old: 16.8 percent
- 65
years old plus: 21.8 percent
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WEATHER
STATISTICS
| |
Day |
Night |
Rain |
| January |
53 |
37 |
3.73 |
| February |
59 |
40 |
2.68 |
| March |
64 |
42 |
2.17 |
| April |
71 |
45 |
1.54 |
| May |
79 |
49 |
0.51 |
| June |
86 |
54 |
0.10 |
| July
|
93 |
58 |
0.01 |
| August |
91 |
57 |
0.05 |
| September |
87 |
55 |
0.19 |
| October |
77 |
49 |
0.99 |
| November |
63 |
42 |
2.13 |
| December |
53 |
38 |
3.12 |
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